Swimming spots near Gorey
10 swimming spots within 30 km of Gorey, 6 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Courtown, North Beach, about 6 km away.
6 with no current pollution alert. 4 not monitored. 5 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Courtown, North Beach5.6 km from GoreyGood to go
- Ballymoney, North Beach6.3 km from GoreyGood to go
- Cahore13.4 km from GoreyNot monitored
- Clogga13.8 km from GoreyGood to go
- The Cove Arklow15.3 km from GoreyNot monitored
- Old Bawn15.6 km from GoreyNot monitored
- Arklow South Beach16.6 km from GoreyNot monitored
- Morriscastle18.5 km from GoreyGood to go
- Brittas Bay South27.3 km from GoreyGood to go
- Brittas Bay North27.9 km from GoreyGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Gorey?
- 10 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Gorey, 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 Gorey?
- Courtown, North Beach in Wexford, about 6 km away. It is the closest of the 10 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 Gorey?
- 6 of these 10 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 Gorey have the best water quality?
- 5 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 Gorey right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Gorey is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 4 of the 10 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.