Irish town listed in ‘most underrated travel destinations in the world’

There’s nowhere quite like it.

For the second year in a row, the UK-based publication has named Wicklow’s premiere coastal town Bray in their list of 24 destinations which are the “most underrated travel destinations in the world”.

Ranked by Time Out’s “network of expert editors and globetrotting travel writers” who were tasked with finding “overlooked spots” which offer an alternative travel experience than your usual.

Bray listed in ‘most underrated travel destinations in the world’

Ranked as number 24, Bray features alongside the likes of Filandia in Colombia, Brown Station in Antarctica and Prince Edward Island in Canada. 

In the list you won’t find “your Bangkoks or your Balis, your Amalfis or your Amsterdams,” the piece reads, “what you will find is a Yosemite dupe, Morocco’s overlooked neighbour, a place where penguins outnumber people, and plenty more travel inspo where that came from.”

Here’s what Time Out had to say for our beloved Wicklow town, “It was the arrival of the railway in 1854 that made Bray, just twelve miles south of Dublin, so popular it became known as the Brighton of Ireland.

"After years of decline, its mile-long Victorian seafront now buzzes with cafés and restaurants.

"Stroll from the harbour along the esplanade to the 800-foot high Bray Head, worth the hour’s climb for panoramic views from its rocky summit.

"Refuel at Butler & Ba​​rry on the beach, before a Guinness at ace local institution the Harbour Bar."

Full list of Time Out's 'most underrated travel destinations in the world'