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County WexfordGreen Coast

Cahore

Cahore is on the EPA's list of places people swim, though not one of the waters it tests in County Wexford, 0.4 km north of Cahore. The State does not test the water here, so there is no grade. The register records bins and a lifebuoy. It leaves 2 of the questions on this page unanswered, and those are shown as not recorded rather than as a no.

No
Blue Flag
No
lifeguard
0.4 km
from Cahore
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
Green Coast · the register does not say which year's award
County
County Wexford
Managed by
Wexford County Council
Nearest town
Cahore, 0.4 km north of it, in a straight line
From that town
0.4 km by road, about 1 min drivingor 0.4 km on foot, about 5 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard
No
Toilets
No
Parking
No
Access
No
Dogs
Allowed on a lead
Cars on the beach
No
Public transport
No
Position
52.5696° N, 6.2026° W
Record changed
2023-11-17
View of the Irish sea from Cahore, Co. Wexford during a heatwave, July 2013.
View of the Irish sea from Cahore, Co. Wexford during a heatwave, July 2013.·Jackpollock, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
View of the Irish sea from Cahore, Co. Wexford during a heatwave, July 2013.·Jackpollock, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Cahore Pier
Cahore Pier·David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Cahore Pier·David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What the EPA says about it

Cahore Beach is adjacent to the rural village of Cahore Co Wexford, 35 kms north of Wexford Town. The beach is pebbled (approx 500m) with a pier and has an easterly aspect overlooking the Irish Sea. There is a car park.

Where it is

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Destination, access and nearby stops

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 Cahore, 0.4 km north 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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The nearest scheduled stop is Ballygarrett (330891), 1.9 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Ballygarrett 1.9 km
    bus 879
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  • Ballinagam 2.5 km
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Questions people ask

Is the water clean at Cahore?
Cahore 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 Cahore?
The register leaves this blank for Cahore, which it does for the 89 waters it does not monitor. A blank is not a no. Check with Wexford County Council.
Does Cahore have a Blue Flag?
No Blue Flag, but the register records a Green Coast award, which recognises clean water and an unspoilt shore rather than facilities.
Is there a lifeguard at Cahore?
No. The register records no lifeguard here, so nobody is watching the water.
How do you get to Cahore without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Ballygarrett, 1.9 km from the beach in a straight line, and bus 879 call there, run by Gorey Bus Links. 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 2023-11-17. 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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