Five things I love doing in Skerries
Skerries, just North of Dublin, on the rugged Fingal coast… there are so many things to do here!
Five that I just love are:
(1.) Going for a walk – just around Red Island, or maybe following the full Slí na Sláinte (“Path of Health” – signposted walking route), which would take about an hour. How lucky are we that we can exercise in such surroundings?
Skerries Harbour is part of the Slí na Sláinte.
(2.) Feeling even more energetic, I might go for a spin on the bike, perhaps out to Loughshinny (some 5 km / 3 miles South along the coast).
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Looking out over the sea just before reaching Lougshinny.
(3.) Thinking of all that exercise makes me long for cappuccino and muffins (or, since I’m trying to be more health-minded these days, for a fruit smoothie). Skerries has a great selection of coffee shops and delicatessens. Meet a friend or just sit and watch the world go by!
Enjoying the sunshine outside Olive’s, Strand Street.
(4.) Or I might just sit on a bench on South Beach. Or go paddle in the sea. I don’t do either of these things enough!
Red Island with the Martello Tower in the background. This was taken around 10 a.m. one July morning (2013).
(5.) Then again, I might treat myself to ice cream with sprinkles, or even crepes… again, Skerries has a choice of places!
This is one of the various places where you can ice creams in Skerries.
Actually, that trip to Loughshinny mentioned above, which we last did a short while ago, is an easy cycle with just a few ups and downs – take the first of the two possible left turns towards Loughshinny (in 2000, this was marked as the start of the Millennium Walk), to go down the beautiful narrow road on the picture, then go across to the harbour and beach. Take a break there. When you have cycled back to Skerries, you’re probably ready for another treat!
My bike and the lane down to the village of Loughshinny. A touring cyclist’s dream!
So what are your favourite things to do in Skerries? Please do share in the Comments! It might give me a few new ideas…
Sabine McKenna Online 
Hi Sabine, great post. Biking sounds like a great way to see Skerries. 🙂 I went on Saturday, the weather was gorgeous. I loved Skerries Mills, have you been?
Hi Jennifer, thank you!
Yes, Skerries Mills are great, both to visit for a coffee / tea / snack and to take the full tour. The Skerries Cycling Initiative are organising a number of cycles around Skerries during Bike Week, by the way!