Booley Bay

Booley Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Booley Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Booley Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.20030, -6.90643. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Booley Bay

• Duncannon Fort · fort · Leinster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Waterford Harbour · beach · ~4 km · Must-see
• Geneva Barracks · fort · Munster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tintern Abbey · attraction · Leinster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Slade Castle · fort · Leinster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hook Head Lighthouse · beach · Leinster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dunbrody Abbey · fort · Leinster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rathumney Castle · fort · Leinster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church · church · Munster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Waterford Castle · fort · Munster · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gorteens Castle (ruins) · fort · Leinster · ~15 km · Must-see
• The John F. Kennedy Arboretum · sanctuary · Leinster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Coolhull Castle · fort · Leinster · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Viking Triangle · attraction · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Watch Tower · attraction · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Double Tower · attraction · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see
• French Tower · attraction · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity · church · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Booley Bay

Other beaches & coast near Booley Bay

• Waterford Harbour · beach · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hook Head Lighthouse · beach · Leinster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wexford Harbour · beach · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tuskar Lighthouse · beach · County Wexford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mine Head Lighthouse · beach · Munster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Goat Island beach · beach · Munster · ~81 km · Must-see
• Ballycotton Lighthouse · beach · Munster · ~106 km · Must-see
• Cork Harbour · beach · ~125 km · Must-see
• Smalls Lighthouse · beach · Pembrokeshire · ~125 km · Must-see
• Spit Bank Lighthouse · beach · ~127 km · Must-see

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