Find Nearest Blue Flag in Cork

Blue Flag beaches in Cork, the Blue Flag award is a prestigious, international award scheme that aims to provide an assurance to tourists that a beach has met a minimum standard. To collect a Blue Flag any UK and Ireland beach must achieve the highest quality of water, facilities, safety, environmental education and management.

Below we list the current Cork beaches holding the Blue Flag award.

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Garretstown Beach

Garretstown beach is a sandy beach that has some good waves and is thus popular with surfers. If you want less waves then Garrylucas tends to be calmer. Read more…
Inchydoney-beach

Inchydoney Beach

Inchydoney beach is a sandy beach located on Inchydoney Island that is connected to the mainland by two causeways. The beach is split by the Inchydoney headland, these are often refereed to as east and west beaches. Seasonal lifeguard station on the headland. Read more…
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Garrylucas Beach

Garrylucas beach is a sandy beach with some sand dunes. You do get two beaches for one here as Garretstown Beach is just next door and very popular with surfers and bodyboarders. Read more…
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Barleycove Beach

Barleycove beach on the Mizen Penninsula in west cork a sand beach with extensive dunes. Read more…
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Redbarn Beach

Redbarn Beach has a mix of sand and pebble and is backed by sand dunes. An East facing beach that is part of a long stretch of coast. Read more…
Owenahincha-beach

Owenahincha Beach

Owenahincha beach is a sandy beach backed by sand dunes and popular for surfing although the sea can be rough. Facilities at the beach include car parking, toilets, seasonal lifeguards and nearby caravan/camping parks. Read more…
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Youghal Front Strand and Claycastle Beach

Youghal Front Strand beach and Claycastle beach are sandy beaches that sit side by side in a walking distance from Youghal town. Both beaches have car parks, toilets and seasonal lifeguards. Read more…
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Fountainstown Beach

Fountainstown Beach is located on the South Cork coast, west of the entrance to Cork Harbour. What you get is dependent on the tide as the beach is a mix of sand, pebbles and rocks and at high tide, you don’t have sand. The beach has seasonal lifeguards, car parking, toilets, benches and a small shop with coffee, ice-creams and Read more…
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Tragumna Beach

Tragumna beach is a sandy beach tucked into a small bay with rocks to each side. Read more…