Stay on top of the latest issues at home and abroad by signing up to our FREE daily newsletterAn Irish beach has been ranked the top spot for wild swimming throughout the UK and Ireland. Galway’s Tra an Doilin took sixth place and Dog’s Bay 13, Donegal’s Dooey beach came in ninth while Curracloe in Wexford placed twelfth and Sligo’s Enniscrone Beach, 14. Hidden gem swimming spots(Image: Artur Widak/NurPhoto)In fact, Ireland ranked the best country for hidden gem swimming spots with 12 out Ocean Bottle’s top 20 ‘hidden gems’ found around our coast. Tranaun Beach Mayo was sixth, Oysterhaven Bay Beach in Cork eighth, Gurteen Beach Galway ninth, Boat Strand Waterford ranked 10, Golden Strand Mayo 11, Donegal's Stroove Beach 12, Garnish Beach in Cork 14, Carrigaholt Beach in Clare 16, Louth's Shelling Beach took spot 17, Galways Tra na Reilige 18 and Mayoo's Elly Bay 19. Find out more about their top rated wild swimming spots at https://oceanbottle.co/blogs/news/best-wild-swimming-spots-uk.

Source: The Irish Daily Star August 05, 2022 16:03 UTC