Swimming spots near Killybegs
8 swimming spots within 30 km of Killybegs, 8 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Fintra, about 3 km away.
8 with no current pollution alert. 8 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Fintra2.8 km from KillybegsGood to go
- Rossnowlagh17.4 km from KillybegsGood to go
- Murvagh18.3 km from KillybegsGood to go
- Mullaghmore Beach19.6 km from KillybegsGood to go
- Bundoran20.2 km from KillybegsGood to go
- Naran22.7 km from KillybegsGood to go
- Dooey26.6 km from KillybegsGood to go
- Streedagh Beach26.6 km from KillybegsGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Killybegs?
- 8 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Killybegs, 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 Killybegs?
- Fintra in Donegal, about 3 km away. It is the closest of the 8 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 Killybegs?
- 8 of these 8 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 Killybegs 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 Killybegs right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Killybegs 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.