Natural landscape · near Ballyvaughan · Clare

Fanore Beach

On the map, Fanore Beach is a natural landscape 9.4 km west of Ballyvaughan. The site offers swimming. Top of the list nearby is Aillwee Cave, 10 km away.

Where

9.4 km

west of Ballyvaughan

How well known

Top 35%

#609 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Natural landscape near Ballyvaughan

Near Ballyvaughan

Fanore Beach is 9.4 km west 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.

When to go

Picking your season

Afternoons in Ballyvaughan reach 18–19°C from June to September.

Jan9° / 4°167 mm

Feb10° / 4°130 mm

Mar11° / 4°117 mm

Apr13° / 6°87 mm

May16° / 8°89 mm

Jun18° / 11°88 mm

Jul19° / 12°101 mm

Aug19° / 12°121 mm

Sep18° / 11°121 mm

Oct15° / 8°147 mm

Nov12° / 6°177 mm

Dec10° / 4°184 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ballyvaughan, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Ballyvaughan (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ballyvaughan’s full climate →

About

Fanore Beach

Natural landscape.

Type: Natural landscape
Town: 9.4 km west of Ballyvaughan
Official site: blueflag.global/show-site?siteId=6618

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical information

AddressFanore Beach, Fanore More

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Fanore Beach

Fanore Beach sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Fanore Beach

With 18,398 people, Knocknacarra is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 9.4 km east of it

Ballyvaughan

361 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 9.8 km south of it

Lisdoonvarna

934 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 14 km north of it

An Spidéal

254 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 15 km south of it

Kilfenora

152 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fanore Beach is	People	Places to visit
Ballyvaughan	9.4 km east of it	361	7
Lisdoonvarna	9.8 km south of it	934	5
An Spidéal	14 km north of it	254	2
Kilfenora	15 km south of it	152	5
Na Forbacha	16 km north of it	868	1
Bearna	17 km northeast of it	2,336	3
Ennistimon	20 km south of it	1,137	2
Knocknacarra	21 km northeast of it	18,398	24

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can take in 3 castles, 2 attractions and 2 gardens, all within 15 km.

AttractionAillwee Cave10 km away 2

AttractionPol an Ionain9.2 km away 3CastleCastleBallinalacken Castle8.6 km away 4

CastleGleninagh Castle6 km away 5CastleCastleNewtown Castle8.2 km away 6GardenGardenCaher Bridge Garden2.5 km away 7MuseumMuseumDoolin Cave9.3 km away 8GardenGardenDoreen Drennan Art Studio, Garden and Lodge9.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Fanore Beach: what to know

Where is Fanore Beach?

Fanore Beach is 9.4 km west of Ballyvaughan, Clare.

What is Fanore Beach?

Natural landscape.

When is the best time to visit Fanore 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 Fanore Beach?

Within 15 km: Aillwee Cave (10 km), Pol an Ionain (9.2 km), Ballinalacken Castle (8.6 km) and Gleninagh Castle (6 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
Pol an Ionain: P.hammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).