Beaches in Moycullen, County Galway
- Moycullen beaches map
- The beaches:
- Silverstrand
- Salthill
- Spiddal
- An Trá Mór
- Traught
The beach guide has 5 beaches listed in and around the town of Moycullen. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Silverstrand Beach (6.5 miles)
Silverstrand is a fine sandy beach located just a few kilometres west of the city of Galway. It has spectacular views of Galway Bay and is a particularly popular beach for swimming and for family days out, with shallow and mostly calm waters, as well as a lifeguard service from June until September. The beach…
Salthill Beach (6.9 miles)
Salthill Beach is technically a group of small beaches, some sandy and some pebbly, that are separated by small, rocky outcrops alongside the Galway suburb of Salthill. The beach is popular for swimming, with lifeguards on duty every day during the months of July and August and at weekends during June. Exploring the rock pools…
Spiddal Beach (8.1 miles)
Spiddal is a sandy beach, flanked by rocky outcrops. It is about 200 meters long, and is located just to the east of the village of Spiddal, along the road that enters the village. From the beach there are views across Galway Bay towards the Aran Islands and towards the hills on the other side…
An Trá Mór Beach (10.1 miles)
The long, wide, sheltered sandy beach of An Trá Mhór or An Trá Mór in County Galway offers tranquility and gently sloping sands into the sea, making it popular with swimmers. The location lies in the rural Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) area of Inveran: the nearest town is An Spiddal, 4 kilometres away. The terrain is…
Traught Beach (14.1 miles)
Located in the sheltered Galway Bay, this gently sloping sandy beach is an ideal spot for families. There is a lifeguard service during the summer months which means Traught beach is particularly safe for bathing.
This is a quiet rural beach which rarely gets busy, particularly now the campsite which backs onto the beach is closed.…
Moycullen beaches map
Map featuring Moycullen beaches. Click on pins to view beach details
