Ballyhornan Bay
A beach in Newry, Mourne and Down, in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. By the sand: cafe or food, toilets, parking, bus under 100 m. Excellent water (2026).
On the beach
No. 578 of 1,883 as a wild beach, No. 161 for an easy beach day.
- Water
- Excellent in 2026, bathing water "Ballyhornan" resultsDAERA (Northern Ireland Environment Agency), Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, checked 2026-11-01
- Within 300 m
- Cafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m · not mapped: lifeguards, showers or waterOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29; stops from NaPTAN and Translink
- Name
- From the bay it lies in: the sand itself is unnamed on the mapOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29
- Landscape
- Area of Outstanding Natural BeautyDAERA (Northern Ireland Environment Agency), Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, checked 2026-11-01
- Size
- About 16 hectares as mappedOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29
- Position
- 54.3044° N, 5.5500° W
Nearest beaches
- Porthamish1.1 km
- Benderg Bay1.3 km
- Portnacoo1.8 km
- Mill Quarter Beach1.8 km
- Kilclief Beach3.5 km