A famous seaside resort with a fine, sandy stretch of beach from Laytown to the mouth of the Boyne at Mornington. The eight century Tara Brooch, one of the best examples of the goldsmiths art in early Christian Ireland was discovered on the beach at Bettystown in 1850.
Every year in June, July or August, Bettystown’s two mile stretch of glorious sandy beach is transformed echoes with the drum of horse hooves. Nowhere else in Europe is an official race meeting held on a beach except here in Bettystown. Behind the strand, to the north is the rolling sand dune golf course known as ‘The Burrows’.
Getting to Bettystown and Around
D1 Bus Stop at Train Station - Drogheda Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
D1 Drogheda Bus Station - Bus Stop at Train Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
D2 Drogheda Bus Station - Bus Stop at Train Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
D2 Bus Stop at Train Station - Drogheda Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
910 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
910 Cathal Brugha Street, stop 4508 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
912 The Point, stop 7399 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
912 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
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