Swimming spots near Colwyn Bay
13 swimming spots within 30 km of Colwyn Bay, 13 of them designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias, about 1 km away.
2 carrying a caution. 11 with no current pollution alert. 5 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias0.6 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Colwyn Bay1.2 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Llandudno North Shore7.6 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Llandudno West Shore8.9 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Abergele (Pensarn)9.4 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Penmaenmawr13.4 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove)13.5 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Marine Lake, Rhyl15.1 km from Colwyn BayCaution
- Rhyl Central15.5 km from Colwyn BayCaution
- Rhyl East16.3 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Llanfairfechan17.3 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Prestatyn Central21.4 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
- Llanddona28.4 km from Colwyn BayGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Colwyn Bay?
- 13 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Colwyn Bay, 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 Colwyn Bay?
- Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias in Conwy, 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 Colwyn Bay?
- 13 of these 13 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 Colwyn Bay have the best water quality?
- 5 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 Colwyn Bay right now?
- 2 of the 13 are currently flagged, and 11 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.