Keem Bay

Achill Island, County Mayo · 🇮🇪 Ireland

A turquoise horseshoe cupped by soaring green cliffs at the wild western tip of Achill Island.

Sea temperature

~15°C in the warm season

Water

Clear turquoise, unusually calm for the Atlantic

Sand

Sheltered horseshoe of white-gold sand at the foot of steep cliffs

Swimming

Sheltered and clear but cold; a Blue Flag beach

Best time to visit

June to September

Setting

Steep green cliffs and a hairpin mountain road at the western tip of Achill Island

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

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