The Secret Swimming Spot

Few places are sacred anymore especially around The Pale. But there is one little place that isn't that well known about and there's a unspoken agreement amongst its users that we shall never name it's name in writing, you are allowed bring a friend, but never go on about the place too much in public.

It looks like this.....

Well that's it all the way down there........ I'm sure the pictures will give it away but anyway..... in the winter/spring/autumn it's deserted bar the presence of a few die-hard fans and on a blistering hot day, like this summer, it's packed :( Word gets out.

See them all there? Ok so it's in Killiney, Dublin, but no it's not White Rock. On a rough day it's pretty rough. Wouldn't be hanging around here or going for a dip on my own on one of these days....

The swell is very strong and because you don't walk in and walk out...... you have to jump in from one of these places......

It can be pretty tricky to get back out of the water even on a calm day........ like this......

Take note sea swimming enthusiasts, when you do figure out how to get here, there's no sun here in the evenings, so it's best swam at during the date. Also check the tide tables, you'll need lots of water and finally, sometimes, only very very very rarely, there are jelly fish here. But saying that, I've never seen any.