Swimming spots near Downpatrick
7 swimming spots within 30 km of Downpatrick, 7 of them designated bathing waters monitored by DAERA (Northern Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Tyrella, about 9 km away.
7 not monitored.
- Tyrella8.7 km from DownpatrickNot monitored
- Ballyhornan11.0 km from DownpatrickNot monitored
- Kilclief11.3 km from DownpatrickNot monitored
- Murlough14.2 km from DownpatrickNot monitored
- Newcastle16.9 km from DownpatrickNot monitored
- Cloughey20.3 km from DownpatrickNot monitored
- Ballywalter27.9 km from DownpatrickNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Downpatrick?
- 7 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Downpatrick, 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 Downpatrick?
- Tyrella in Northern Ireland, about 9 km away. It is the closest of the 7 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 Downpatrick?
- 7 of these 7 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 Downpatrick right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Downpatrick is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 7 of the 7 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.