Swimming spots near Ballyclare
11 swimming spots within 30 km of Ballyclare, 11 of them designated bathing waters monitored by DAERA (Northern Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Rea's Wood, about 16 km away.
11 not monitored.
- Rea's Wood15.8 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Drain's Bay17.9 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Brown's Bay18.8 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Ballygalley18.8 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Helen's Bay19.2 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Crawfordsburn20.0 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Portmuck20.4 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Brompton Bay22.4 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Ballyholme24.8 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Carnlough25.8 km from BallyclareNot monitored
- Groomsport26.6 km from BallyclareNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Ballyclare?
- 11 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Ballyclare, spread across 1 area. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Ballyclare?
- Rea's Wood in Northern Ireland, about 16 km away. It is the closest of the 11 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Ballyclare?
- 11 of these 11 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from DAERA (Northern Ireland). Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Can you swim near Ballyclare right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Ballyclare is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 11 of the 11 are not monitored, so nothing is published for them either way. That is not a safety clearance — check the conditions in front of you before going in.