Garrylucas, White Strand
About Garrylucas, White Strand
Garrylucas, the White Strand at Garrettstown, is a Blue Flag surf beach on the Old Head of Kinsale coast in Cork, sitting alongside its neighbour Garretstown. Lifeguarded in summer, it is a broad sandy beach popular with surfers and families, with reliable Atlantic waves and a forest park nearby. Rip currents mean swimming is safest within the flags on this scenic West Cork strand.
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This opens the verified car-park pin — never the beach itself or a mid-route point.
📍 Get directions to the car park
Pin confirmed at 51.6345, -8.6186. Always verify the car park on arrival — access can change.
Map
Verified car-park pin.
Activity suitability
- Surfing — Intermediate
- Walking — Good walk (1–3km)
- Lifeguard (summer) — Yes
- Not yet confirmed: Swimming
Facilities
- Toilets — Seasonal
- Car park — Free
- Lifeguard — Yes
- Not yet confirmed: Disabled access, Shower, Café nearby
Facilities confirmed from Cork County Council and Fáilte Ireland Source.
Water quality
EPA classification: Excellent (latest annual bathing-water assessment). Always check beaches.ie for the current rating.
Where to stay nearby
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Nearby golf
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