beach in Mayo, Ireland
Keem Bay
Ireland’s most-loved beach, ringed by cliffs
Worth the wander
A horseshoe of white sand at the western tip of Achill Island, hemmed in by steep green cliffs on three sides and the open Atlantic on the fourth. Regularly voted Ireland’s best beach.
Quick answers
- Cost
- Free (pay & display fills early in summer)
- Time and distance
- Roadside cove
- Parking
- Car park above the beach; arrive before 11am on summer days.
Find your way
Keem Bay, Achill Island, Co. Mayo