Morriscastle

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2024-10-14

Morriscastle is a beach in the county of Wexford. Life guard is present at bathing season. Toilets and parking lot near the beach. Dogs must be kept on a leash. Enhanced accessibility for disabled persons. Beach wheelchair is available. Contact Lawler's Shop 053-9130334 June to Aug inclusive.
Morriscastle beach is a serene and rural sandy beach with soft, wind-blown sand and a gentle slope. Behind the beach, the sand dunes stretch up to 100m westward. The bathing area, which spans 1.0 km in length and 0.2km² in area, falls within the conservation region of Kilmuckridge-Tinaberna sand hills, which supports unique dune habitats and thus designates Morriscastle beach as an SAC. There is no significant vegetation in the water near the beach.
Activities;Morriscastle Beach and its continuation Tinaberna are extremely popular venues with shore anglers and are regularly used for competitions. One of the reasons for these venues' popularity is their ability to produce specimen sized fish. Species encountered include bass, tope, smoothhound, bullhuss, rock salmon, spurdog, ray, flounder and dab. Night fishing produces the best results. Facilities;On-road parking and a car park is available with 2 disabled spaces. Access to the beach is from the car park via a wooden sleeper walkway. Access for the disabled can be difficult due to wind blown sand on walkway which slopes slightly to sea. There is a local shop adjacent to the car park which also sells hot food. Male, Female and disabled toilet available. Opened Bank holiday weekends October to May. All 7 days/week May – October Opening hours 8am - 9pm. Universal key is required to gain access to the accessible toilets. Outside cold shower available. Life guards are on duty on site during summer months.
Location;The beach at Morriscastle is situated on the east coast of County Wexford facing the Irish Sea. It is 3 km from the village of Kilmuckridge and 25 km north of Wexford Town. Morriscastle beach is a popular venue for families and is a rural fine sandy beach which is part of a long sandy coastal strip bordered to the west by a sand dune system. Morriscastle Beach has had Blue Flag status since 2008 and it is claimed to be the longest beach in Ireland and is known locally as the ‘Golden Mile’. The area is important from a nature point of view with a Special Area of Conservation – Kilmuckridge / Tinaberna Sand hills to the South. The Wexford Coastal Pathway passes through Morriscastle on its 221km journey. The best access is via the R742 and Kilmuckridge Village. The beach can then be reached by a 150 metre walk from the car park onto the strand. The beach is a very popular for bathing with locals and visitors. Morriscastle Beach is an extremely popular venue for shore anglers and is regularly used for competitions. One of the reasons for this venue's popularity is its ability to produce specimen sized fish. Species encountered include bass, tope, smoothhound, bullhuss, dogfish, spurdog, ray, flounder and dab. Extent;The bathing area is approximately 1.0 km long. The bathing water is approximately 0.2 km2 in area.
;A safe rural peaceful fine-sand beach, Morriscastle has had Blue Flag status since 2008. The sand type is soft and wind blown and often covers the wooden walkways. Deposition offshore into a series of sand-banks offers protection to the beach.

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