Beach · Ireland
Bray Beach
Bray Beach is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Seafront Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
Bray South Beach is a gently sloping, shingle beach which leads onto clear waters with some growth of seaweed. The beach is not overly exposed with Bray headland to the south.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.20244, -6.09648
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bray Head: 1.0 mi
- Bray Head Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cable Rock: 2.1 mi
- Little Sugar Loaf: 2.6 mi
- Carrickgollogan Hill: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- Kilruddery House and Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Powerscourt Estate: 3.9 mi
- Powerscourt House: 4.0 mi
- Forty Foot: 6.1 mi
- Brian Nolan: 6.1 mi
Parks
- Seafront Park: 0.2 mi
- Sidmonton Park: 0.3 mi
- Sans Souci Wood: 0.5 mi
- Corke Abbey Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- People's Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- A Pop of Pansies: 2.3 mi
- Lil’ Crusader: 2.5 mi
- The Humpback: 2.6 mi
- Je suis l'Immaculée Conception: 2.9 mi
- The Swimmer: 3.8 mi
Museums: 54
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 6.0 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 6.4 mi
- Imaginosity: 7.2 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 7.3 mi
- Pearse Museum: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Proclamation of the Irish Republic: 0.8 mi
- Bray Cross: 1.0 mi
- Oldcourt Castle: 1.0 mi
- Lord Meath's Lodge: 1.0 mi
- Old Connaught Church: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 52
- Sunken Garden: 1.5 mi
- Victorian Walled Garden: 1.5 mi
- The Angles: 1.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.8 mi
- Italian Garden: 3.9 mi
Springs: 37
- Bride's Well: 4.6 mi
- Well of Gailline: 4.8 mi
- Scurvy Well: 4.9 mi
- Saint James' Well: 5.5 mi
- Source of Dargle River: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 30
- Naylor's Cove: 0.6 mi
- North Beach: 2.7 mi
- Killiney Beach: 3.9 mi
- The Cove: 4.0 mi
- Greystones South Beach: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Ballyman Glen: 2.5 mi
- Loughlinstown Woods: 3.2 mi
- The Bog Meadow: 3.2 mi
- Barnaslingan Wood: 3.6 mi
- Knocksink Wood: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
- The Shaft: 1.6 mi
- Streaky Slab: 1.7 mi
- Bracket Slab: 2.0 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 2.0 mi
- Pulpit Area: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 6.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 15.3 mi
- Jackson's Falls: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hawk Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Toni's: 13.1 mi
- Poplar Square: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Bray Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | W 260° | 757 m | 9.9 mi |
| Djouce | SW 230° | 726 m | 7.7 mi |
| Seefingan | W 267° | 723 m | 11.5 mi |
| Gravale | WSW 243° | 719 m | 11.8 mi |
| War Hill | WSW 237° | 685 m | 7.8 mi |
| Carrigvore | WSW 242° | 682 m | 10.6 mi |
| Seahan | W 275° | 647 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tonduff | WSW 248° | 642 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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