Seaside Award

Ballywalter South

Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Water qualityNot monitored

Blue Flag 2026No

Seaside AwardYes

DogsYear-round

Always verify the car-park location on arrival. Road and access conditions may change.

About Ballywalter South

Ballywalter South is a Seaside Award beach on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, a sandy and shingle strand beside the village on the Irish Sea coast. With no lifeguard, so swimming should be taken with care, it is a quiet, traditional beach with good facilities and a pretty harbour, a peaceful spot away from the busier Down resorts.

Get directions to the car park

This opens the verified car-park pin — never the beach itself or a mid-route point.

📍 Get directions to the car park

Pin confirmed at 54.5425, -5.4855. Always verify the car park on arrival — access can change.

Map

Verified car-park pin.

Activity suitability

Swimming — Safe
Surfing — No surf
Walking — Good walk (1–3km)
Lifeguard (summer) — No

Facilities

Toilets — Yes
Car park — Free
Disabled access — Yes
Lifeguard — No
Not yet confirmed: Shower, Café nearby

Facilities confirmed from the local council and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Discover Northern Ireland Source.

Water quality

This is not an EPA-monitored bathing water, so no official water-quality rating is available. Take local conditions and signage into account and swim with care.

Where to stay nearby

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