Find the 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 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 car parking available.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Traught beach is sandy beach that has views over Galway bay to Galway city. The beach is located in a Special Area of Conservation knowns as the Galway Bay Complex and is a site of special interest for waterfowl.
- Coral Strand (or Tra an Doilin) beach is a very special small beach. The beach is made up of coralline algae known as maerl, making this biogenic gravel beach very rare and of great conservation importance. Facilities include car parking, seasonal lifeguards, toilets, first aid points.
