CAUTION: Beware of currents. Always swim parallel to the beach.
Brittas Bay in Co. Wicklow is a popular camping and caravanning
resort. The main beach is textile. The naturist beach is located almost 2
miles south of the main beach and is the most popular naturist beach in Ireland.
It is long and sandy, backed by large dunes but with a stony strip between the
dunes and the water (sandals are recommended!).
Turn off the main Dublin - Wexford (N 11) road nine miles south of Rathnew
at the signpost at Jack White's Cross.There is a pub (Jack White's) on the
corner. Go down this road until you can go no further. Turn right and follow
the coast for about 1¾miles until you come to a collection of fir
trees and gateposts marked Buckrooney at a road junction. At the junction
there is is a small green gate. Walk through the gate and follow the path
to the naturist part of the beach. Alternatively you can drive on
until you come to a small car park beside a path down to the beach. Once you are
on the beach turn left and walk until you see fencing up on the dunes past the
sixth in a line of lifebuoys. Between the fencing and the stream further along
the beach is the naturist area. You can swim, sunbathe and walk around in comfort
on the beach or in the dunes. Please do not go nude outside this area.