Tramore Beach, Horn Head
About 4 km return from Lurgabrack ·
About
Not to be confused with Tramore in Co. Waterford, or with the other Donegal strands of the same name: this Tramore, An Trá Mhór, is the long open beach on the Atlantic side of the neck of Horn Head, west of the village, and there is no road to it. You walk out of Dunfanaghy to the Lurgabrack car park, about 1.3 kilometres, then follow the path through the marram dunes for about another two kilometres to the sand. Fáilte Ireland's car-free guide puts the beach itself at about three kilometres long and tells you that you may well have it to yourself. The dunes behind it are part of the Horn Head and Rinclevan Special Area of Conservation, which the NPWS singles out for its size and its relatively undisturbed state, so keep to the worn path. It faces the open Atlantic and has no lifeguards: walk it, and leave the swimming to Killahoey and Marble Hill.
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Highlights
- ✓Reached only on foot through the Lurgabrack dunes
- ✓About 3 km of sand, by Fáilte Ireland's measure
- ✓Part of the Horn Head and Rinclevan Special Area of Conservation
Tips
- →Keep to the worn path through the dunes; they are protected habitat.
- →There are no lifeguards and the beach faces the open Atlantic. Do not swim here.
- →Bring water: there is nothing at the beach.
Best Season
More Beach Activities
Killahoey Beach (Trá na Cille)
The village strand beside the golf links, a Blue Flag beach in 2026 with summer lifeguards, a large car park and the wreck of the 1937 trawler Dinas at low tide.
Marble Hill Strand
The sheltered strand at Port na Bláiche, a Blue Flag beach for 2026 with summer lifeguards, beginner surf lessons and a coffee hut on the sand.