Beaches in Derry/Londonderry County, Ireland
Discover the beautiful beaches in Derry/Londonderry County, Ireland. Find the perfect beach for swimming, surfing, walking, or family fun.
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Activities
- Amusement Park activities
- Angling
- Bathing
- Beach Casting
- Beach Games
- Bird watching
- Bird watching (in dunes/back strand)
- Birdwatching
- Birdwatching (lagoon)
- Blokarting
- Body-boarding
- Bodyboarding
- Botany
- Butterflies
- Camping
- Canoeing
- Collecting shells/rocks
- Cycling (nearby)
- Cycling/Rollerblading (on path)
- Diving
- Dog Walking (bins available)
- Dog Walking (on lead)
- Dog Walking (on leash)
- Dog walking (leash required)
- Dog walking (restricted areas/leads required)
- Dog-walking (leash required)
- Dune sledding
- Dunmore Adventure Centre nearby (watersports
- Ecological tours (available locally)
- Enjoying sunset
- Exploring caves/arches
- Exploring rock pools
- Fishing
- Flora)
- Fossil hunting (Belemnites in chalk)
- Gliding (nearby)
- Golf
- Golf (nearby)
- Golf.
- Horse Riding
- Horse Riding (restricted hours in summer)
- Horse Riding (via external providers)
- Horse riding (popular with race horse trainers
- Jet Skiing
- Jet Skis
- Kayaking
- Kayaking/canoeing
- Killaspugbrone Loop)KitesurfingSeaweed BathsGolf (Strandhill Golf Club nearby)Watching sunsetsBirdwatching (especially in adjacent SPA)
- Kite Flying
- Kite Surfing
- Kite-surfing)
- Kitesurfing
- Land Yachting
- Moths
- Paddling
- Photography
- Picnicking
- Picnics
- Picnics. Nearby: Funfair/Amusements
- Playground nearby
- Playground use
- Playing in shallow waves (with extreme caution)
- Playing in tidal pools
- Power Kiting
- Rock Pooling
- Rock climbing
- Rock scrambling/climbing
- Sailing
- Sandcastle building
- Sauna
- Scenic drives (on beach)
- Scuba Diving
- Scuba-Diving / Snorkelling
- Sea Kayaking
- Sea Kayaking (nearby caves)
- Sea Kayaking (part of North Coast Sea Kayak Trail)
- Sea glass hunting
- Sea-gazing
- Seaweed Baths (implied by town's reputation)
- Sightseeing
- Snorkeling
- Snorkelling
- Stand-up Paddleboarding
- Sunbathing
- Sunbathing (when weather permits)
- Surf kayaking
- Surfing
- Surfing (Barley Cove Surf Camp operates here)
- Surfing (experienced surfers
- Surfing (popular
- Surfing (renowned
- Surfing (rocks/reefs noted
- Swimming
- Swimming (caution advised
- Swimming (in designated areas)
- Swimming (unofficial
- Swimming/Bathing (designated area)
- Swimming/bathing
- Swimming/bathing (in the sea - check flags/lifeguards due to potential currents/rip tides
- Visiting Abbey Island ruins (low tide)
- Visiting Derrynane House
- Wake-boarding
- Walking
- Walking (along the sand connecting to East Strand
- Walking (beach and cliff walk towards Power Head)
- Walking (including a steep hike up Dunmore Head for views)
- Walking (long strand
- Water Skiing
- Water skiing
- Water-skiing
- Watersports (Windsurfing
- Waterworld
- Wildlife spotting (birds
- Wildlife watching (Birds
- Windsurfing
- and a cliff path section of the Ulster Way / Causeway Coast Way)
- butterflies)
- check locally)
- climbing etc.)
- dunes
- good for beginners)
- multiple surf schools)Walking (beach
- no lifeguards)
- often near low tide)
- or in the calmer tidal stream/river inlet)
- restrictions apply)
- rip current warnings exist)
- suitable for beginners)
- trails to Mizen Head)
Features
- Blue Flag Beaches
- Mixed (Pebble/Sand/Rock) Beaches
- Sand Beaches
- Sand (composed entirely of fragments of tiny seashells - foraminifera, giving it a pure white colour). Water described as turquoise/crystal-clear. Beaches
- Sand (some sources mention shingle sections, backed by low dunes) Beaches
- Sandy Beaches
- Sandy (can be rocky/pebbly in sections) Beaches
- Sandy (some reviews mention pebbles/stones in parts) Beaches
- Sandy (white sand) Beaches
- Sandy beach underlain by gently sloping stepped limestone, exposed in parts at low tide. Beaches
- Sandy, with rocky sections/outcrops and rock pools. Can have seaweed depending on conditions. Beaches
- Stony / Pebble (with some sand and rock sections) Beaches