Wild Atlantic Aways · Things to Do · Beaches
Beaches on the Dingle Peninsula
The north side of the peninsula, from Cappagh Strand at Castlegregory round to Fermoyle and over to Inch, where the beaches run for miles and are often close to empty. We live here, so what follows is what we would tell a friend, not what reads well in a brochure. Every one of them is a five to fifteen minute drive from our houses.
Beaches near the houses
Aughacasla Bay Beach
Beach · from our homes
Plan a shore walk around the tide
Ballybunion Beach
Beach & seaside town · 20 min from our homes
Best for a classic beach day · 20 min from Listowel
Brandon Bay
Beach & watersports · 8 min from our homes
Best for surfers & long walks
Castlegregory Beach
Beach · from our homes
Check the tide and weather before your visitFenit Beach
Beach · from our homes
Beach walks and time by the water
Fermoyle Beach
Beach · 5 min from our homes
Best for beach walks · 5 min from Cloghane
Inch Beach
Beach & watersports · 25 min from our homes
Best for families & surfers
Maharees Peninsula
Beach & watersports · 5 min from our homes
Best for beaches & watersportsSwimming, surfing and safety
Cappagh Strand is the one people mean when they say Castlegregory beach. It sits on the Tralee Bay side of the village, with parking at the end of the road, and it is the sheltered choice, which is why it is usually where families end up.
Brandon Bay and Fermoyle Strand are the surf beaches, long Atlantic swell, and the reason kitesurfers and windsurfers keep coming back to Castlegregory. The Maharees beaches are more sheltered, which makes them the easier choice with children. Inch is the big one, a sandspit you can drive onto.
None of the beaches here are lifeguarded outside the summer season, and the Atlantic has rips. Swim where other people are swimming, and ask us, we live here and we will tell you honestly where is safe on the day.