County Waterford

Boatstrand

Boatstrand is on the EPA's list of places people swim, though not one of the waters it tests in County Waterford, 2.4 km west of Annestown. The State does not test the water here, so there is no grade. The register records bins, a lifebuoy and an information board. It leaves 2 of the questions on this page unanswered, and those are shown as not recorded rather than as a no.

Blue Flag

lifeguard

2.4 km

from Annestown

Water quality: Not monitored for a classification
Water testing: Not tested by the EPA on its list, but not sampled for a grade
Season restriction: Not recorded
Pollution after rain: Not recorded
Awards: None
County: County Waterford
Managed by: Waterford City & County Council
Nearest town: Annestown, 2.4 km west of it, in a straight line
From that town: 2.8 km by road, about 3 min drivingor 3 km on foot, about 37 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard: No
Toilets: No
Parking: No
Access: Ramp adjacent to beach
Dogs: Allowed on a lead
Cars on the beach: No
Public transport: No
Position: 52.1356° N, 7.3086° W
Record changed: 2023-09-16

Dunabrattin (Boatstrand) Harbour - Co Waterford·Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dunabrattin (Boatstrand) Harbour - Co Waterford·Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The rugged cliffs and secluded coves of the Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark in County Waterford showcase Ireland's rich geological heritage and breathtaking coastal beauty.·Pocyun photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The rugged cliffs and secluded coves of the Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark in County Waterford showcase Ireland's rich geological heritage and breathtaking coastal beauty.·Pocyun photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What the EPA says about it

Boatstrand Beach and Harbour is located on the South East Coast of County Waterford in the heart of the Copper Coast, about 20 miles from Dungarvan. The sandy beach within and alongside the harbour is safe for swimming with a view stretching for miles along the coast. Care must be taken to avoid contact with the small pleasure and fishing boats that also use the harbour.

Where it is

Boatstrand, and the other places to swim in County Waterford. Share your position and the map will show how far each one is from you.

Getting to Boatstrand

About these directions

Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.

Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.

How journey planning works

Destination, access and nearby stops

Boatstrand is in Annestown, County Waterford. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. The entrance has not been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

The nearest settlement is Annestown, 2.4 km west of the beach. The register records no parking here. Getting to the town is not getting to the beach, so the journey below is worked out to the beach itself and the last stretch on foot is measured rather than left out.

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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Annestown (11875), 2.3 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

Annestown 2.3 km
bus 367
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Getting to Annestown covers the journeys into the town itself.

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Questions people ask

Is the water clean at Boatstrand?

Boatstrand is on the EPA's list but is not one of the waters it tests, so the State works out no grade for it and none exists. Nothing here says the water is clean or dirty, because nobody has published either.

Is swimming restricted at Boatstrand?

The register leaves this blank for Boatstrand, which it does for the 89 waters it does not monitor. A blank is not a no. Check with Waterford City & County Council.

Does Boatstrand have a Blue Flag?

No. A beach without one can still have excellent water: the Blue Flag also asks for facilities, lifeguards and information boards, which a quiet strand may not have.

Is there a lifeguard at Boatstrand?

No. The register records no lifeguard here, so nobody is watching the water.

How do you get to Boatstrand without a car?

The nearest stop in the national timetable is Annestown, 2.3 km from the beach in a straight line, and bus 367 call there, run by TFI Local Link Waterford. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways, and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you pick. Where no footway joins the stop to the beach it says so rather than making a number up.

Where does this come from?

The Environmental Protection Agency's list of places people swim, which it calls the bathing water register, read on 2026-09-20, where this record was last changed on 2023-09-16. Water quality, awards, lifeguards and facilities are the EPA's own fields, and a field it leaves blank is shown as not recorded rather than as a no. The distance to the nearest town is this site's own measurement, in a straight line.

Water quality, awards, lifeguards, toilets, parking and access are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own fields, from its bathing water register, read 2026-09-20. The classification covers four years of sampling and is not a reading for today: after heavy rain the water can be worse than the classification suggests, and the EPA and the local authority post notices when it is. Positions are the EPA’s grid references, projected to latitude and longitude. Journeys are the National Transport Authority’s published timetable.

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