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Top Dublin Seaside Trips To Take Before You Die
Published 00:10 20 Dec 2016 GMT
Updated 14:51 20 Sept 2020 BST
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Go Kitesurfing On Dollymount Strand
A personal favourite, Dollymount is a great stretch of sand for walking, running or cycling with great views north and south across Dublin Bay. Also, it’s got a beautiful nature reserve if you fancy going completely batshit crazy and doing a spot of birdwatching. However, if adventure sports are your bag, you could try kitesurfing. If you haven’t seen it, kitesurfing is basically people in lycra wrestling some sort of huge invisible dragon in the sky. On a surf board. You can even get lessons here:
http://www.kiteessence.eu/
Take A Stroll Through The Hole In The Wall On Burrow Beach
A real hidden gem, Burrow Beach or the “Hole In The Wall” in Sutton is one of Dublin’s nicest, sandiest beaches; a perfect spot for a stroll with beautiful views out across Ireland’s Eye. Stretching about 1.3km between Sutton Dart station and Howth. You could always pop out at Sutton, do the beach walk, and then absolutely stuff your face with fish n’ chips in Howth to undo all the good exercise. Keep an eye on the tides though, they tend to approach from all angles so health and safety blah, blah, blah… (basically, it’s not my fault if you drown)
Swimming At The 40 Foot
A Dublin institution, The 40 Foot was the formally male-only public bathing area popular with nudists and, clearly, sexists. The famous opening of Ulysses was set in the Martello Tower there. James Joyce’s lines “The snotgreen sea. The scrotumtightening sea.” are words to bear in mind if you are ever brave enough to try the traditional Christmas swim there. In our more enlightened age, the 40 Foot is less exclusive now and still a great place for a dip at any time of year.
Sea Fishing on Bullock Harbour
Hungry? Tight for cash? Bored? Why don't you and your mates try chartering a skippered fishing boat in Bullock Harbour? If you're lucky you'll come back with a prime catch of Plaice, Dogfish, Codling, Bass, a few old boots, an e-voting machine and a few crates filled with the shredded documents detailing the night of the bank guarantee. You could even bring along a slab of beer to counteract the horrendous sea sickness one of you is likely to encounter.
Bloomsday Walk on Sandymount Strand
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Have a Picnic On Portmarnock Beach
Arguably Dublin's nicest beach, and well worth a visit, you could load the boot up with tasty treats fromwww.kennedysfoodstore.com; arm yourself with sunscreen, swimming togs, shades, beach towels, windbreakers, some raincoats, emergency skis and take yourself off for a picnic in Portmarnock.
DART Trip To Greystones
I know, I know, I know – Greystones is in County Wicklow... This trip is worth it for the views from the DART alone as it snakes its way along the cliffs overlooking the Irish Sea. Greystones is a lovely spot for lunch or brunch or drunch or whatever you people are calling it now.
So there you have it – hardly exhaustive. Here are a few other ideas that didn't quite make the list – train trip to Donabate; sea swims in Seapoint, Sandycove or Vico Rock; DART trip to Malahide; rock fishing in Balscadden Howth...