Where the mountains sweep down to the sea — Strangford Lough and granite-backed beaches. Hattie tracks 22 wild-swim spots across County Down & the Mournes — 22 sea spots — each with a live verdict before you get in.
Every County Down & the Mournes spot draws on the official feeds Hattie checks through the day: storm-overflow (sewage) reports straight from the water companies, the regulator's bathing-water classifications, river levels, tides, wind and rainfall. Tap any spot for the live picture, the data behind it, and what other swimmers have reported.
Swim spots in County Down & the Mournes
- Ballyholme, Bangor
- Ballyhornan
- Ballywalter
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield
- Brompton Bay
- Cloughey
- Cranfield
- Crawfordsburn
- Donaghadee
- Gilpin Harbour
- Groomsport
- Helen's Bay
- Kilclief
- Mill Quarter Beach
- Millisle
- Murlough
- Newcastle
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach
- Rossglass Beach
- Seapark Beach
- Tyrella
- WARRENPOINT