Find Nearest Blue Flag in Galway

Blue Flag beaches in Galway, 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 Galway beaches holding the Blue Flag award.

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Portumna Beach

Portumna Beach is an inland lake beach located at the head of Lough Derg about 1.5km south of Portumna town centre. The water here is backed by grass areas, seats and picnic tables. The area has some shallower area cordoned off suitable for smaller children. Lifeguards are on duty during the summer, disabled friendly, toilets, showers, changing areas and ample Read more…
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Silverstrand Beach

Silverstrand is a sandy beach. The beach is popular with families as it has a gentle slope into the sea. Facing Galway with good views into Galway bay. Read more…
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Salthill Beach

Salthill beach is really a combination of beaches along a promenade within Galway City. Small rock ourcrops divide the stretch and some parts are sand whilst others are pebble. Read more…
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Cill Muirbhthe Kilmurvey Beach

Cill Muirbhthe (Kilmurvey) beach is a sandy beach on the northern coast of Inishmore Island. The island has several rare plant species and the birdlife makes this a very popular location. Read more…
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Loughrea Lake Beach

Loughrea Lake beach is located at Loughrea Lake, a limestone lake to the east of Galway. Loughrea Lake is a designated Natural Heritage Area (NHA). Facilities include changing rooms, toilets, showers, picnic areas and seasonal lifeguards. Read more…
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Tra Mhor Beach

Tra Mhor Beach is a sandy beach within a sheltered bay and the beach has a gradual slope into the water making it great for swimming. Facilities available include parking, seasonal lifeguards, toilets. Read more…
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Coral Strand Beach

Coral Strand (or Trá an Dóilín) beach is a stunning small beach as the beach is made up of coralline algae known as maerl, making this biogenic gravel beach very rare and of great conservation importance. The beach has rock pools and coves to explore. Facilities at the beach include car parking, seasonal lifeguards, toilets, and first aid points. Read more…

Find Galway Dog Friendly Beaches

Heading to the Galway coast with your dog and not sure if they are allowed on any beaches?

This Galway list of dog friendly beaches will help in planning your next trip to the beach, beaches for dogs near Galway

Our Galway dog friendly beach list currently has no Galway beaches listed where dogs are allowed with 3 beaches that have some dog restrictions, and there are no beaches on which a full dog ban is in operation.

Galway dog friendly beaches Galway Beaches allowing dogs

We have no Galway beaches recorded that have no dog restrictions.

Galway beaches with dog restrictions Galway Beaches that have dog restrictions

This list shows 3 Galway beaches allowing dogs but with some restrictions. These restrictions could be a time of day, restricted zones, dogs to be kept on a lead or only allowed out of season. Check our beach information page for details of the restrictions in place.

  1. Cill Muirbhthe Kilmurvey Beach, Inishmore
  2. Silverstrand Beach, Galway Area
  3. Spiddal Beach, Spiddal

Galway Beaches that do not allow dogs Galway Beaches that do not allow dogs

We have no Galway beaches recorded that do not allow dogs at any time.

Galway Beaches that we have NO dog restriction information

This list shows 12 Galway beaches where we have no information on dog restrictions.

  1. Salthill Beach, Galway area
  2. Tramor Coil Rua Beach, Spiddal
  3. Traught Beach, Kinvara
  4. Dogs Bay Beach, Connemara
  5. Glassillaun Beach, Connemara
  6. Gurteen Bay Beach, Connemara
  7. Inisheer Beach, Inisheer
  8. Lettergesh Beach, Connemara
  9. Loughrea Lake Beach, Loughrea
  10. Coral Strand Beach, Connemara
  11. Portumna Beach, Portumna
  12. Tra Mhor Beach, Indreabhan

    13. If a Galway beach is not listed above then we have no information and you will have to check local beach information boards.

    Note that we try to keep this dog beach information up to date but restrictions are set by local councils and occasionally we may miss a change.