Beautiful open beach with plenty of space to walk, jog, bring the dog or play with the kids. It's…read moreused by many Kite surfers, kayakers, and sunbathers. Rush South shore has a protected dune which has a path through the maram grasses, you will find skylarks, stonechats, and many wild flowers associated with this kind of habitat. A lovely day out !

Known locally as Jamesons beach this is a real hidden gem - in fact I shouldn't even be telling you…read moreabout it ! So at the risk of getting thrown out of "The Peninsula Club" here goes. The beach lies at the bottom of the cliff path between Sutton and Howth. It is directly beneath the house that was occupied by the Jameson family (yes the whiskey dudes) and there is a little tunnel from the house that leads to the cliff path. They had children who liked to swim in the ocean but they were worried that they might swept out to sea and end up on the beach in Wales. So Mr.Jameson built a wall in the sea and in doing so created a makeshift seawater swimming pool. There is a big diving rock on the outer edge and a small little pool in the shallows for the littlest swimmers. Sadly due to the power of the sea a lot of the walls have crumbled but you can still see them at low tide. The beach itself is quite small but the views are spectacular. The path down although partly paved is steep and rocky so not suitable for small kids or those unsteady on their pins. To get to the beach you can walk up along the cliff path from Sutton or walk down from the Summit or Carrickbrack Road - There are a few other access points to the cliff walk

Gorgeous weekend destination with lots to do and see in the downtown area and the outskirts. Plan a…read moresummer getaway here and include taking in the lough, beaches, castle and monastery ruins, downtown area, restaurants featuring oysters, and overall natural beauty!

One of the most amazing beach in dublin. Liberty is the word. You feel appart and you can have an…read moreinspiring walk on the beach . Colors of the sunset are amazing.

I think this is the closest to a beach Dublin has to offer. A little away from city's usual hustle…read morebustle, this place offers a pleasant change. A good location for a run/ walk. Wish there wasn't low tide most of the times I have visited. Would love to see a real beach but hey the view is good particularly on a nice sunny day.

Having grown up with amazing Australian beaches on my doorstep, I often long for a deserted sandy…read morebeach to escape to, to indulge my sand and surf addiction. Howth doesn't cut it, nor Dun Laoghaire, and Bray doesn't have the answer either. For me, the only Dublin beach that even goes halfway towards holding the answers to all of life's problems is Malahide. If you're lucky enough (go on a weekday!) you might even get the entire beach to yourself. There's nothing more enthralling than being alone with a vast expanse of beach infront of you, and being free to skip, dance, sing or scream, whatever floats your boat at the time. Malahide Beach is also good for a sit down. It offers a lovely vista out to Lambay Island, Howth and Island's Eye (depending on how far you walk, that is..) Also look on the ground.. there are some lovely shells for the finding if you look hard enough. From Malahide Beach you can take the coastal walk all the way to Portmarnock (but beware, it's 5km away so is no stroll through the park.) Malahide is definitely my pick of Dublin beaches.

I love this beach on my doorstep. The views are amazing across to other beaches such as Donabate…read more It's s short beach but links to portmarnock beach by footpath which is a great length for walking and running in the evening...... 5km each way. Unfortunately no swimming on malahide beach due to dangerous tides.

This is a lovely long beach with a Martello tower at the end to climb up steps to. This is a blue…read moreflag beach and people swim here regularly. There is also a promenade to walk along the beach if you prefer that to the sand and there seems to be a funfair there. I love this beach and could easily spend a long afternoon there after visiting cafes and charity shops in this beautiful North Co Dublin town.

A sanctuary in Ireland, we came to this beach that was simply heaven on earth. Perfect for long…read morestrolls on the beach with your dogs. Big sand dunes line the beach with sand speckled with shells and round stones. Only 60 minutes away from Dublin city center and plenty of parking.

Roughly an hour away from our door in Dublin is Brittas Bay Beach, which is pretty fantastic in my…read moreopinion. 4KM of beach. Sandy beach. With sand dunes. This is stuff great childhood memories are made of. Fantastic. Now I've not had the chance to get into the water here, but it looks pretty good to me.... as long as I have my wet suit ;) There are great facilities here too, a car park, lifeguards during the summer months and decent enough toilets WITH toilet paper. I would imagine the toilets are abused on busy days... sorry that's the cynic in me, so BYOP. The notice board here is full of useful information also, including info to a website called www.jellyfish.ie. Who knew that existed, I didn't :) There is also a but... the south car park costs 4 EUR to get into. OK, so the money goes towards the car park, the lifeguard and the toilet maintenance. But I do think this is a bit steep if you are just dropping in for a look. But if you are going for the whole day, its fine. FYI the car park gates are unmanned and take coins, so make sure you have the right coinage with you before to depart for Brittas Bay. Also, the south car park closes at 8pm according to signs.

Get yourself to Malahide Marina Centre on Dublin's next sunny weekend. It is such a peaceful,…read morebeautiful area just 30 minutes north of Dublin and it is well worth the visit. For those into boating there are 350 berths at this marina, but I definitely recommend it even if you're not planning to set foot on a yacht. There is an amazing park right next to the marina which is great for family fish and chip expeditions and for relaxing with friends. The walk around to Malahide Beach is wonderfully picturesque and well worth the effort (and it's not far - only about 15 minutes). Malahide itself is a very relaxing village, with loads of cafes, bars and clothes shops to admire. A day at Malahide will make you feel like you've stepped right out of Ireland and into some Mediterranean seaside village. And anywhere in Ireland that can trick the mind in this way is definitely worth seeing!

This is a lovely place to visit and look at the boats and walk along the sea and take in the…read morerelaxed atmosphere or just having a coffee or ice cream and just enjoying the lovely view from the benches at the green! Easy to reach by bus or Dart! Malahide Castle just 5 min away, great for walks and big adventure playground for the kids.

North Beach is a caravan and camper van park. It is not a campsite or camping park or campgrounds…read more They get a star for the nearby beach, it's a fabulous location and setting here. It really is lovely, especially on the fantastic summers day it was last Saturday. And the caravan park grounds were neat and tidy. But that's where the plaudits end. Their website stated that no large tents were permitted, so I phoned to confirm what defined a large tent and was told three man tents were the maximum they would allow. We packed our two man tent, but decided to bring our four man tent anyway to see if we could pay for two pitches (we bought the four man because you can stand up in it, a nice luxury when you go camping as regularly as we do). Again when we checked in at reception, we were told three man tents were the max. Fine, we had to accept that the two man tent it was to be. When viewing the camping section at the back of the caravan park, there was a choice of a narrow strip of grass that was overlooked by a row of static caravans - two with barking dogs, nope. Or there was a lawn that was surrounded by a hedge on one side and a wooden garden fence on the other. It was like someone back garden, no sea view... just no view. If we wanted to camp in someone's back garden, we could have pitched up in one of the many gardens of our friends and for free. The next thing we realised is you couldn't bring your car into this area, that was a first for both of us. We've been camping 20+ times over the last six years between the UK and Ireland and this was truly was a disappointing first. The third thing that really annoyed us was there were two tents already pitched that were the same size as our four man tent. Huh. This clearly flew in the face of what we were told twice already. We went back to reception to see if we could pay for two pitches and were told by the son that it was all about space, not the money. He wouldn't want to disappoint any other campers he might have to turn away because the camping area was full. I didn't buy this bleeding heart story one bit as he also pointed out how it was the only camping grounds in the whole area. i.e. tough! I found the attitudes of both him and the older lady very uninviting. They really didn't care. So we left. And we are very glad we did.