Swimming spots near Tywyn
12 swimming spots within 30 km of Tywyn, 12 of them designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Tywyn, about 1 km away.
12 with no current pollution alert. 9 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Tywyn1.2 km from TywynGood to go
- Aberdyfi Rural3.9 km from TywynGood to go
- Aberdyfi5.3 km from TywynGood to go
- Borth10.8 km from TywynGood to go
- Fairbourne12.5 km from TywynGood to go
- Barmouth15.3 km from TywynGood to go
- Clarach South17.0 km from TywynGood to go
- Aberystwyth North18.8 km from TywynGood to go
- Aberystwyth South19.4 km from TywynGood to go
- Tal-y-Bont20.4 km from TywynGood to go
- Dyffryn (Llanendwyn)21.9 km from TywynGood to go
- Llandanwg27.5 km from TywynGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Tywyn?
- 12 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Tywyn, 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 Tywyn?
- Tywyn in Gwynedd, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 12 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 Tywyn?
- 12 of these 12 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 Tywyn have the best water quality?
- 9 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 Tywyn right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Tywyn 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.