Swimming spots near Milford
11 swimming spots within 30 km of Milford, 10 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Rathmullan, about 11 km away.
2 carrying a caution. 9 with no current pollution alert. 5 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Rathmullan10.9 km from MilfordGood to go
- Portsalon12.9 km from MilfordGood to go
- Lisfannon13.9 km from MilfordGood to go
- Downings14.8 km from MilfordGood to go
- Lady's Bay, Buncrana15.8 km from MilfordCaution
- Marble Hill16.1 km from MilfordGood to go
- Portnablagh17.8 km from MilfordGood to go
- Ballyhiernan, Fanad18.0 km from MilfordGood to go
- Murder Hole Beach (Boyeeghter Strand)18.0 km from MilfordCaution
- Killahoey19.5 km from MilfordGood to go
- Drumnatinny26.0 km from MilfordGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Milford?
- 11 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Milford, 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 Milford?
- Rathmullan in Donegal, about 11 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 Milford?
- 10 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 Milford 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 Milford right now?
- 2 of the 11 are currently flagged, and 9 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.