Swimming spots near Ashbourne
22 swimming spots within 30 km of Ashbourne, 16 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach, about 18 km away.
3 carrying a caution. 13 with no current pollution alert. 6 not monitored. 9 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach18.2 km from AshbourneCaution
- Gormanston Beach19.0 km from AshbourneNot monitored
- Donabate, Balcarrick Beach19.2 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Portrane, the Brook Beach19.4 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Rush, South Beach20.1 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach20.3 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Rush North Beach21.0 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Skerries, South Beach21.1 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Loughshinny Beach21.4 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Dollymount Strand23.2 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Laytown/Bettystown23.5 km from AshbourneGood to go
- North Bull Wall23.6 km from AshbourneNot monitored
- Sutton, Burrow Beach24.0 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Shelley Banks24.0 km from AshbourneNot monitored
- Sandymount Strand24.4 km from AshbourneCaution
- Half Moon24.6 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Mornington25.2 km from AshbourneNot monitored
- Claremont Beach25.3 km from AshbourneCaution
- Merrion Strand25.3 km from AshbourneNot monitored
- Blackrock Baths27.5 km from AshbourneNot monitored
- Seapoint28.7 km from AshbourneGood to go
- Seapoint29.1 km from AshbourneGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Ashbourne?
- 22 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Ashbourne, 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 Ashbourne?
- Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach in Dublin, about 18 km away. It is the closest of the 22 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 Ashbourne?
- 16 of these 22 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environmental Protection Agency (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.
- Which spots near Ashbourne 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 Ashbourne right now?
- 3 of the 22 are currently flagged, and 13 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.