Green Coast

Port Arthur

Co. Donegal, Ireland

Water qualityExcellent EPA

Blue Flag 2026No

Green CoastYes

DogsYear-round

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

About Port Arthur

Port Arthur is a sheltered Green Coast beach at Derrybeg in the Donegal Gaeltacht, a small, calm bay popular with local families. Quiet and unsupervised, it offers gentle, sheltered water and an easy place to relax away from the busier strands, with the Gaeltacht villages of the coast close by. Its modest, protected setting makes it a pleasant, low-key stop on the Wild Atlantic Way.

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

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Pin confirmed at 55.1015, -8.3075. Always verify the car park on arrival — access can change.

Map

Verified car-park pin.

Activity suitability

Surfing — No surf
Walking — Short walk (under 1km)
Lifeguard (summer) — No
Not yet confirmed: Swimming

Facilities

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

Facilities confirmed from Donegal County Council and Fáilte Ireland Source.

Water quality

Water quality information is sourced from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland and is updated annually. During the bathing season real-time water quality updates are available at beaches.ie. Always check beaches.ie 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.

EPA classification: Excellent (latest annual bathing-water assessment). Always check beaches.ie for the current rating.

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