Swimming spots near Dingle
11 swimming spots within 30 km of Dingle, 8 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Fionntrá (Ventry), about 7 km away.
8 with no current pollution alert. 3 not monitored. 8 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Fionntrá (Ventry)6.5 km from DingleGood to go
- Béal Bán10.4 km from DingleNot monitored
- Kells17.1 km from DingleGood to go
- Inch19.5 km from DingleGood to go
- Cúas Crom19.6 km from DingleGood to go
- Rossbeigh, White Strand21.8 km from DingleGood to go
- White Strand, Caherciveen22.0 km from DingleGood to go
- Castlegregory22.1 km from DingleGood to go
- Maharabeg22.4 km from DingleGood to go
- Cromane25.2 km from DingleNot monitored
- Derrymore29.9 km from DingleNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Dingle?
- 11 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Dingle, 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 Dingle?
- Fionntrá (Ventry) in Kerry, about 7 km away. It is the closest of the 11 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 Dingle?
- 8 of these 11 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 Dingle have the best water quality?
- 8 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 Dingle right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Dingle is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 3 of the 11 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.