Locations along the County Waterford coast
Regular readers will know from past posts such as Ballymacaw, Portally, and Whiting Bay that when I am swimming a new location by myself, I try to understand as much as I can before I get in the water. When swimming a new location, it’s always well to remember my safety motto: The best safety…
I love swimming at my favourite places such as Kilfarassey, Sandycove and the Guillamenes. but I also love swimming at new places and there aren’t that many left to me on the Waterford Coast. It’s been some time since I did Project Copper Coast, swimming from Powerstown Head as far as Stradbally. There’s a gap…
There is no swimming in this post. I really wanted to get swim just for the fun of it, but there was no safe exit point except at the pier and I knew I’d cause mass panic there, probably resulting in Rescue 117 being called out again. Does this mean I am growing up? Surely…
Clonea Beach Beach, about 2000 meters in length but swimming distance can be further. Parking at both ends. Shallow beach means quicker entry at high tide, but there are submerged rocks right in front of the parking at the Clonea Strand Hotel end of beach most of which are hidden at high tide. A common…
Kilfarassy to Metalman About 5 KM. Nice swim but only one other safe entry/exit point. Should only be swum on correct tide due to tide stream. Kilmurrin Cove to Dunbrattin Kilmurrin Cove is a small horseshoe cove about two miles from Bunmahon. It’s safe to swim in the cove but there are strong rip currents…
Dunmore East A small cove with beach on the west side of the estuary. Very sheltered on southerly storms. Sewage is occasionally discharged directly into the cove here. Currents are safe to swim between beach and harbour or intermediate points like lady’s Cove. Local tri-athlete clubs train here on Monday nights. Tramore Beach 5-mile long…
Most of my lone swimming is at: Tramore Bay, Guillamenes and Newtown Cove. The Guillamenes is the best County Waterford open-water swimming spot. It is located about 2 miles outside of Tramore town, down the steps at the bottom of a 40 foot cliff on the West side of the bay, about 1000 metres before…
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