STRANDHILL TOP BEACH
TRAVEL website TripAdvisor has listed Strandhill beach in the top ten in the country. THE beach with its famous dunes comes in at number nine in the list published by the World famous site. It states that travellers talk about “sand dunes” (32 reviews), “beautiful beach” (29 reviews) and the “Strand Bar” (11 reviews).
Some of the comments left were: ‘Great beach for an active day out. Bus from Sligo town brings ya there easily, and there are nice pubs and restaurants around.’
‘Amazing waves beautiful fresh air Easy to reach by bus from Sligo Also there are a few nice pubs and places to eat.’
‘Great beach if you want to learn surfing and if you don’t there is wonderful restaurants around so everybody should be happy there.’
‘Clean and beautiful. Lovely walk and amazing views of nearby mountains. Highlight of weekend in Sligo.’
‘We enjoyed watching the waves crash against the rocks and enjoyed watching the surfers too. We also waved to family via the webcam based at Strandhill by the cannon.’
‘Beautifull beach, if you want to take a walk, or romantic walk on beach this is perfect place to do it..
‘Amazing surfing spot, there is surfers school, restaurant for hungry people...amazing ice cream shop.’
‘Strandhill is just a beautiful spot. The beach is beautiful and it’s just so peaceful (even when it’s busy) to listen to the waves.. We’ ll be back!’
‘Enjoy Strandhill a lot and always visit here when in Sligo. Its a great way to brush away the cobwebs either on a sunny or windswept day. There is a great choice of food and drink and one place offers seaweed baths.’
The top ten beaches in Ireland according to TripAdvisor are: Inch Beach, Inch, Kerry; Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty, Cork; Dog’s Bay Beach, Roundstone, Galway; Barleycove Beach, Schull, Cork; Coumeenoole Beach, Dingle, Kerry; Maghera Beach and Caves, Ardara, Donegal; Silver Strand Beach, Malin Beg, Donegal; Derrynane Beach, Caherdaniel, Kerry; Strandhill Beach, Strandhill, Sligo and Banna Strand, Kerry.
They are ranked based on information and feedback accumulated from reviews submitted over a 12 month period.