Southern Ireland : Hook Head

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Hook Head is not really a single beach but rather a stretch of amazingly rugged coast with lots of features worth exploring. It has a picture perfect village with a small old stone walled harbour that is still used by small fishing boats that put out into the bay every day. The village wraps around the harbour and is set amongst lush agricultural land.

The coast here is rough, rugged and extremely scenic. There is a maze of small inlets and coves framed by thick, black spurs of rock all the way from the village up to the tip of Hook Head, which is dominated by the historic lighthouse.

The water quality along here is excellent, whilst the beaches are generally sand below pebbles. This is somewhere worth exploring.

Details
Driving Access: Approach via a long single lane road and navigate well!
Car Park spaces: 60 off road parking on grass
Price: Free
Beach facilities: Nil
Beach type: Sand
Break type: Beach
Pub: Nil
Sort of wave: Spilling
Peaks: Multiple
Left/Right: Both
Offshore wind direction: Northerly
Local highlights: Scenery, lighthouse
Kite surfing allowed: Yes
Pets allowed: Yes

Ratings
Ability: Legend only
Kids: 1 - Lighthouse
Other stuff: 1 – Lighthouse and scenery
Access: 2 – Regular walking from car parking areas
Urban proximity: More cows than people
Water quality: Good