Swimming spots near New Ross
10 swimming spots within 30 km of New Ross, 5 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is River Barrow Clashganny, about 19 km away.
4 with no current pollution alert. 6 not monitored. 2 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- River Barrow Clashganny18.6 km from New RossNot monitored
- Duncannon19.6 km from New RossGood to go
- Booley Bay21.9 km from New RossNot monitored
- Woodstown22.9 km from New RossNot monitored
- Grange23.4 km from New RossNot monitored
- Cullenstown25.2 km from New RossNot monitored
- Baginbun25.7 km from New RossNot monitored
- Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East26.9 km from New RossGood to go
- Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East27.1 km from New RossGood to go
- Tramore Beach29.7 km from New RossGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near New Ross?
- 10 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of New Ross, 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 New Ross?
- River Barrow Clashganny in Carlow, about 19 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 New Ross?
- 5 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 New Ross have the best water quality?
- 2 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 New Ross right now?
- No spot within 30 km of New Ross is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 6 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.