beach in Donegal, Ireland

Narin Strand, Portnoo

Walk out across the sand at low tide to a monastic island just offshore.

Worth the wander

Narin Strand is a 2 km Blue Flag beach on sheltered Gweebarra Bay near Portnoo, from which Inishkeel island - site of an early monastic settlement - can be reached on foot across a tidal sand bank at low tide.

Quick answers

Cost: Free
Time and distance: 2 km Blue Flag strand; at low tide, a further walk out to Inishkeel island across the tidal sand bank
Parking: Free car park at the strand

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Narin, Portnoo, Co. Donegal