Seaside village in south County Donegal, about 8km north of Ballyshannon and 16km southwest of Donegal Town, situated on Donegal Bay.
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Access Information
Accessible by car via 3 ramps directly onto the beach. Parking is permitted on the beach (public right of way) and a car park is also available.
Beach Details
Activities
- Swimming
- Walking
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Kitesurfing
- Beach Casting
- Dog Walking (on leash)
Facilities
- Toilets
- Cafe/Restaurant (Smuggler's Creek Inn)
- Pubs (Surfers Bar at Sandhouse Hotel)
- Hotel (Sandhouse Hotel)
- Lifeguards (Seasonal)
- Parking (On-beach and Car Park)
- Surf School
- Shops
- Post Office
- Playground
Environment
Bay (Donegal Bay), Village, nearby Cliffs (Coolmore/Carrickfad)
Conservation Status
Donegal Bay SPA (004151), Donegal Bay (Murvagh) SAC (000133)
Views
Donegal Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Slieve League cliffs (in distance).
Cultural & Historical Significance
Nearby Franciscan Friary with Donegal Historical Society Museum. Setting for Nathan Carter's 'Wagon Wheel' music video. Annual Orange Order parade route.
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Reviews Summary
Generally very positive reviews praising the beach's beauty, vastness, cleanliness, and suitability for walking, surfing, and families. Driving on the beach is noted as convenient but can make it busy. Some negative comments regarding the state/availability of public toilet facilities.
A favourite destination dice childhood, it was a pleasure to return once again to Rossnowlagh Beach. Great walks on the open sand, plenty of surfers and some dippers. Fantastic place to watch the weather come and go. Hotel, bar, cafe and surfing schools on hand too.
Beautiful beach ,well worth a visit. Good parking and lots to do.Great for Surfing,clean and tidy.Perfect for a walk or swim
It is worth a detour to walk this beach. Lovely hard sand. The difference between low and high tide is vast. We Visited on a bank holiday and good weather so loads of people mid day. The atmosphere was budding. Stand castles glamour.
After our walk up to the Calvary site behind the Friary we went down the road to the beach. What a great beach stretching way down the way to town.
Great beach you can drive on and park for free. The beach is huge so there's plenty of room. There are shells at this beach and plenty of room to spread out.
This Beach is really cool place to stop off. The beach is really wide and you can drive your car on the Beach. Lots of Surfers and people playing the surf. They have lot of public beach as as well as a large hotel overlooking the beach. Cool Place.
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