Rosslare Strand

Rosslare Strand is located in Wexford. During the bathing season, a life guard is on duty. There are toilets and a parking spot nearby. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times. People with disabilities can access the beach. Beach wheelchair is available. Contact Centra Shop, Strand Road, Rosslare 053 9173060. June to August inclusive.Bus, Train
Rosslare Strand is an urban beach with fine, soft, windblown sand and a gentle slope. The sand dunes to the west are narrow and vegetation is scarce in the waters. The Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is located nearby, offering stunning views of the southeast coast of Ireland. The beach is a popular fishing spot, as well as a limited area for surfing, windsurfing, and canoeing. The bathing area spans 0.5 km and covers 0.1 km².
Activities;Rosslare Strand beach is also a popular fishing spot. The beach is also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. Facilities;Public car parking, town street parking and car park with 2 disabled spaces. There is a viewing point at the beach which is accessed by wooden walkway from the car park. Male, Female and disabled toilet available all year. Universal key is required to gain access to the accessible toilets. Outdoor shower available. Life guards are on duty on site during summer months. There is a children’s play ground near the beach.
Location;The beach at Rosslare Strand (Irish: Ros Láir, meaning "the middle peninsula") comprises of sand and stone running the length of the southern peninsula which protrudes into Wexford Harbour. The main beach is accessed by various walkways and its main access point is from the main car park. The beach is segmented by a series of main breakwaters which were designed to retain sandy deposits along the beach. Rosslare has been a tourist resort for at least 100 years. Rosslare is commonly known in Ireland as being in the "Sunny South-East", and in 1959 Rosslare recorded 1,996.4 hours of sunshine, the highest recorded in Ireland. Rosslare receives 300 hours more sunshine each year than the average place in Ireland. The long sandy strand is a Blue Flag beach so it attracts swimmers and families, while there are a number of good golf courses in the vicinity. The Dublin to Rosslare Europort railway passes through the village. Rosslare has good hotels and restaurants. A long sand spit stretching north from Rosslare separates Wexford Harbour from the Irish Sea. Until the early 1920s, this spit stretched for over 6 km north of the village, almost touching the Raven Point and giving a very narrow mouth to Wexford Harbour. At the end of the spit was a small fort called Rosslare Fort. In the winter of 1924-25 a storm breached the spit and it was gradually washed away. The fort was abandoned and now all that is left is an island at low tide. Most maps of Ireland, however, still show the long spit of sand. In the 1990’s, a major beach replenishment/stabilization project was carried out, involving the construction of 13 rock armour groynes and the importation of sand from offshore banks and its deposition along the length of the spit to the north of the identified bathing area. Extent;The bathing area is approximately 0.5 km long. The bathing water is approximately 0.1 km2 in area.
;A safe urban fine-sand beach, Rosslare Strand has had Blue Flag status since 2004. The sand type is soft and wind blown. Deposition offshore into a series of sand-banks offers protection to the beach.