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Irelands first Nature Reserve and still one of its finest
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The area is known for its outstanding beauty in a secluded location
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© Bernie Brown
Boardwalk access to one of the finest beaches in Northern Ireland
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© Malachy Martin
Not just sand dunes, but grassland, heath and woodland to explore
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© Malachy Martin
A fine collection of spades
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© Malachy Martin
Murlough Gate Lodge, one of our Holiday Cottages
An extraordinarily beautiful dune landscape
Fringing one of Northern Ireland's most popular beaches the bay is overlooked by the rounded peaks of the Mourne Mountains to the south.
The fragile 6,000-year-old sand dunes, Ireland's first Nature Reserve, are an excellent area for walking and wildlife.
Don't miss
- Most extensive example of dune heath within Ireland
- Over 330 species of butterflies and moths, including marsh fritillary
- Dune flowers, common and grey seals, wintering wildfowl and waders
- Evidence of human habitation from neolithic times to present day
- Fascinating Neolithic and Bronze Age history