Swimming spots near Drogheda
12 swimming spots within 30 km of Drogheda, 10 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Mornington, about 7 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 9 with no current pollution alert. 2 not monitored. 6 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Mornington7.3 km from DroghedaNot monitored
- Laytown/Bettystown7.8 km from DroghedaGood to go
- Seapoint8.6 km from DroghedaGood to go
- Clogherhead11.1 km from DroghedaGood to go
- Gormanston Beach12.5 km from DroghedaNot monitored
- Port, Lurganboy13.9 km from DroghedaGood to go
- Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach16.0 km from DroghedaCaution
- Skerries, South Beach22.1 km from DroghedaGood to go
- Loughshinny Beach26.0 km from DroghedaGood to go
- Rush North Beach27.6 km from DroghedaGood to go
- Rush, South Beach28.0 km from DroghedaGood to go
- Portrane, the Brook Beach29.4 km from DroghedaGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Drogheda?
- 12 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Drogheda, 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 Drogheda?
- Mornington in Meath, about 7 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 Drogheda?
- 10 of these 12 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 Drogheda have the best water quality?
- 6 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 Drogheda right now?
- 1 of the 12 is currently flagged, and 9 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.