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Seaside Award

Groomsport

Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Water qualityExcellent NIEA
Blue Flag 2026No
Seaside AwardYes
DogsYear-round
Always verify the car-park location on arrival. Road and access conditions may change.

About Groomsport

Groomsport is a Seaside Award beach in a pretty harbour village near Bangor on the north Down coast, a sheltered, sandy and accessible beach on Belfast Lough. With no lifeguard but calm, safe conditions and excellent accessible facilities, it is a welcoming family beach, with the village's harbour, cottages and coastal path close by. One of the most inclusive beaches on the Down coast.

Get directions to the car park

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

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Pin confirmed at 54.6785, -5.6175. Always verify the car park on arrival — access can change.

Map

Verified car-park pin.

Activity suitability

  • Swimming — Safe
  • Surfing — No surf
  • Walking — Short walk (under 1km)
  • 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

Water quality information is sourced from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Northern Ireland and is updated annually. During the bathing season real-time water quality updates are available at nidirect.gov.uk. Always check nidirect.gov.uk and local signage at the beach before swimming, particularly after heavy rainfall. IrishBeaches.ie accepts no liability for water quality conditions at the time of your visit.

NIEA classification: Excellent (latest annual bathing-water assessment). Always check nidirect.gov.uk for the current rating.

Where to stay nearby

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Nearby golf

Whitehead Golf Club — Co. Antrim ~11 km as the crow flies · Carrickfergus Golf Club — Co. Antrim ~13 km as the crow flies

From the GolfIreland.ie network. Distances are straight-line (as the crow flies), not driving distance.