Swimming spots near Bangor
13 swimming spots within 30 km of Bangor, 13 of them designated bathing waters monitored by DAERA (Northern Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Brompton Bay, about 1 km away.
13 not monitored.
- Brompton Bay1.2 km from BangorNot monitored
- Ballyholme1.6 km from BangorNot monitored
- Crawfordsburn3.7 km from BangorNot monitored
- Groomsport4.1 km from BangorNot monitored
- Helen's Bay4.5 km from BangorNot monitored
- Donaghadee8.7 km from BangorNot monitored
- Millisle11.3 km from BangorNot monitored
- Ballywalter18.3 km from BangorNot monitored
- Portmuck21.0 km from BangorNot monitored
- Brown's Bay22.2 km from BangorNot monitored
- Drain's Bay26.6 km from BangorNot monitored
- Cloughey28.3 km from BangorNot monitored
- Ballygalley29.0 km from BangorNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Bangor?
- 13 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Bangor, 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 Bangor?
- Brompton Bay in Northern Ireland, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 13 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 Bangor?
- 13 of these 13 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 Bangor right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Bangor is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 13 of the 13 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.