Swimming spots near Criccieth
17 swimming spots within 30 km of Criccieth, 17 of them designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Criccieth, about 0 km away.
17 with no current pollution alert. 15 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Criccieth0.4 km from CricciethGood to go
- Craig Du Beach Central4.1 km from CricciethGood to go
- Harlech9.6 km from CricciethGood to go
- Glan Don Beach12.0 km from CricciethGood to go
- Llandanwg12.1 km from CricciethGood to go
- Pwllheli13.5 km from CricciethGood to go
- Dyffryn (Llanendwyn)17.0 km from CricciethGood to go
- Tal-y-Bont18.8 km from CricciethGood to go
- Morfa Dinlle19.5 km from CricciethGood to go
- Porth Nefyn20.0 km from CricciethGood to go
- Abersoch21.0 km from CricciethGood to go
- Morfa Nefyn21.9 km from CricciethGood to go
- Llyn Padarn23.8 km from CricciethGood to go
- Barmouth24.8 km from CricciethGood to go
- Porth Neigwl24.9 km from CricciethGood to go
- Llanddwyn26.6 km from CricciethGood to go
- Fairbourne27.4 km from CricciethGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Criccieth?
- 17 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Criccieth, spread across 2 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 Criccieth?
- Criccieth in Gwynedd, about 0 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 Criccieth?
- 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 Criccieth have the best water quality?
- 15 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 Criccieth right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Criccieth is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. That is not a safety clearance — check the conditions in front of you before going in.