Best Beaches for Children

Best Beaches for Children Long Beach Island Long Beach Island is a fantastic place to spend time with your close ones and has something to attract. Between the sugar-sand beaches, boating, surfing, great restaurants and other activities, there are a lot of fun things to do. Gurteen, Galway The white sandy beach at Gurteen - and neighbouring Dog's Bay - put the Connemara village of Roundstone on the map as a summer destination. South-facing Gurteen is perfect for children with beautifully clear waters and a headland sheltering it like a natural windbreaker. Whiterocks, Portrush, Antrim Ireland's answer to the white cliffs of Dover, Whiterocks near Coleraine is backed by an impressive wall of limestone which Mother Nature and Father Time have, between them, carved into all sorts of caves and arches, perfect for exploring and all overlooked by the ruins of spectacular Dunluce Castle. Cahore Beach, Wexford Further south lies the small but perfectly formed Cahore Beach in Wexford, a 500m section of sandy coastline backed by a line of sand dunes. It's beside the little village of Cahore which has a pier, and a mobile home holiday and leisure park. It's also close to Gorey, where the Amber Springs Hotel has three-day mid-week offers for €219 per person sharing. Galley Cove, Crookhaven, Cork Just west of the village of Crookhaven in west Cork, Galley Cove is a 250m sandy beach which forms part of a special area of conservation and is also a designated national heritage area. In other words, it's very beautiful, with views of Fastnet Rock 10km out to sea. If you're staying over check out Heron's Cove BB and restaurant in nearby Goleen, where two nights' BB and one dinner costs €105 pps in summer. Keem, Achill, Mayo Another blue flag beach, this one is 10km west of the village of Keel along one of the most scenic roads in the country. The sheltered horseshoe -shaped bay stands at the end of a valley bookended at by Croaghaun Mountain and Moyteoge Head, with a car park and, in summer, a lifeguard. Foodies will be visiting July 19th-22nd for the island's annual Seafood Festival. Compiled By: http://realestatenewpa.blogspot.com/ Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and- style/travel/ireland/ireland-s-top-25-beaches- 1.531885?page=2