Bishop’s Quarter Beach
You reach Bishop’s Quarter Beach, a natural landscape, by heading 1.7 km northeast of Ballyvaughan. On site you will find swimming. Nearby, Aillwee Cave (4.6 km) leads the list.
Natural landscape near Ballyvaughan
Just outside Ballyvaughan
Bishop’s Quarter Beach is 1.7 km northeast of Ballyvaughan. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Ballyvaughan
June to September are the warmest in Ballyvaughan, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C.
Bishop’s Quarter Beach
Natural landscape.
- Type
- Natural landscape
- Town
- 1.7 km northeast of Ballyvaughan
- Official site
- beachawards.ie/green-coast/sites
Useful details
Getting your bearings
The orange dot is Bishop’s Quarter Beach; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns near Bishop’s Quarter Beach
With 18,398 people, Knocknacarra is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Ballyvaughan
Kinvarra
Bearna
Na Forbacha
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Bishop’s Quarter Beach is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvaughan | 1.7 km southwest of it | 361 | 7 |
| Kinvarra | 13 km east of it | 721 | 2 |
| Bearna | 14 km north of it | 2,336 | 3 |
| Na Forbacha | 15 km north of it | 868 | 1 |
| Lisdoonvarna | 15 km southwest of it | 934 | 5 |
| Salthill | 15 km north of it | 5,445 | 25 |
| Knocknacarra | 15 km north of it | 18,398 | 24 |
| Claddagh | 16 km north of it | 2,755 | 25 |
More to see nearby
A visit can take in 3 castles, an attraction and an abbey or priory, all within 15 km.
AttractionAillwee Cave4.6 km away2
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey5 km away3CastleCastleNewtown Castle4 km away4
CastleGleninagh Castle5.3 km away5CastleCastleShanmuckinish Castle2 km away6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeBallyvaughan Pier2 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseGleninsheen Wedge Tomb7.3 km away8GardenGardenCaher Bridge Garden8.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Bishop’s Quarter Beach
Where is Bishop’s Quarter Beach?
Bishop’s Quarter Beach is 1.7 km northeast of Ballyvaughan, Clare.
What is Bishop’s Quarter Beach?
Natural landscape.
When is the best time to visit Bishop’s Quarter Beach?
June to September are the warmest months in Ballyvaughan, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Bishop’s Quarter Beach?
Within 15 km: Aillwee Cave (4.6 km), Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey (5 km), Newtown Castle (4 km) and Gleninagh Castle (5.3 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleninagh Castle: PDphoto.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).