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County Wicklow

Silver Strand

Silver Strand is one of the waters the EPA tests and grades in County Wicklow, 3.6 km south-east of Wicklow. The Environmental Protection Agency classified it sufficient for water quality for the 2025 season. The register records toilets, parking, bins, recycling, a lifebuoy, first aid and an information board.

Sufficient
water quality, 2025
No
Blue Flag
No
lifeguard
3.6 km
from Wicklow
Water quality
Sufficient, 2025
Seasons before
2024 Good, 2023 Good, 2022 Excellent
Water testing
Tested by the EPA sampled through the season and given a water quality grade
Season restriction
None in place
Pollution after rain
Prone to short term pollution, closed 6 days last season
Awards
None
County
County Wicklow
Managed by
Wicklow County Council
Nearest town
Wicklow, 3.6 km south-east of it, in a straight line
From that town
4 km by road, about 7 min drivingor 4.3 km on foot, about 54 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard
No
Toilets
Yes
Parking
Parking available in the caravan parks.
Access
No
Dogs
Allowed on a lead
Cars on the beach
No
Public transport
No
First aid
First Aid available at the house at the entrance to Silver Strand caravan park.
Position
52.9533° N, 6.0119° W
Record changed
2026-05-11
Coasts of Wicklow, taken from Glen beach cliff walk
Coasts of Wicklow, taken from Glen beach cliff walk·瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Coasts of Wicklow, taken from Glen beach cliff walk·瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Coasts of Wicklow, taken from Glen beach cliff walk
Coasts of Wicklow, taken from Glen beach cliff walk·瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Coasts of Wicklow, taken from Glen beach cliff walk·瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What the EPA says about it

Silver Strand is a sandy beach falling away gradually with depth. The beach is somewhat exposed and can be expected to be rough at times. The Wicklow Head Special Protection Area (SPA 004127) and Wicklow Reef Special Area of Conservation (SAC 002274) are located 1.2km to the North. The beach is divided at high tide and can only be accessed via the either caravan parks.

Silver Strand is classified as achieving Sufficient Water Quality in 2025 based on the assessment of bacteriological results for the period 2022 to 2025. Silver Strand achieved a Good Water Quality rating in 2024 and 2023, and an Excellent Water Quality rating in 2022. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health.

The EPA’s own beach profile

Where it is

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

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Silver Strand is in Wicklow, County Wicklow. 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 Wicklow, 3.6 km south-east of the beach. The register records 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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No scheduled stop was found within 2.5 km of Silver Strand. On-demand services may not be included.

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Questions people ask

Is the water clean at Silver Strand?
The EPA classified it Sufficient for the 2025 season, which is worked out from four years of samples. Silver Strand is classified as achieving Sufficient Water Quality in 2025 based on the assessment of bacteriological results for the period 2022 to 2025. Silver Strand achieved a Good Water Quality rating in 2024 and 2023, and an Excellent Water Quality rating in 2022. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health. A classification is a record of seasons that have finished; it is not a reading of the water today.
Is swimming restricted at Silver Strand?
The register records no season-long restriction. That is about the season, not about today: a short notice after heavy rain would not appear here, and this water is recorded as prone to short term pollution. Check with Wicklow County Council before swimming.
Does Silver Strand 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 Silver Strand?
No. The register records no lifeguard here, so nobody is watching the water.
How do you get to Silver Strand without a car?
No stop in the national timetable is within two and a half kilometres of Silver Strand. That is what the published timetable holds rather than a statement that nothing goes near: services that run on demand, and routes that file no schedule, are not in the feed at all.
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 2026-05-11. 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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