Swimming spots near Bangor
17 swimming spots within 30 km of Bangor, 17 of them designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Llanddona, about 9 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 16 with no current pollution alert. 13 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Llanddona9.1 km from BangorGood to go
- Llanfairfechan10.5 km from BangorGood to go
- St Davids - Benllech11.1 km from BangorGood to go
- Llyn Padarn11.3 km from BangorGood to go
- Benllech11.7 km from BangorGood to go
- Penmaenmawr14.4 km from BangorGood to go
- Traeth Lligwy17.4 km from BangorGood to go
- Llanddwyn19.9 km from BangorGood to go
- Llandudno West Shore20.7 km from BangorGood to go
- Morfa Dinlle21.3 km from BangorGood to go
- Llandudno North Shore22.6 km from BangorGood to go
- Aberffraw23.3 km from BangorGood to go
- Rhosneigr25.7 km from BangorGood to go
- Colwyn Bay27.6 km from BangorGood to go
- Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias28.3 km from BangorGood to go
- Silver Bay Rhoscolyn28.9 km from BangorGood to go
- Cemaes29.8 km from BangorCaution
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Bangor?
- 17 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Bangor, spread across 3 areas. 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?
- Llanddona in Isle of Anglesey, about 9 km away. It is the closest of the 17 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?
- 17 of these 17 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from Natural Resources Wales. Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Bangor have the best water quality?
- 13 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Bangor right now?
- 1 of the 17 is currently flagged, and 16 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.