Beaches in Ards and North Down
9 named beaches. Wildest: Millen Bay. Easiest beach day: Skippingstone Beach.
Wild beaches: Top 9
Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet- Millen Bay Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty · about 21 hectares
- Knockinelder Bay Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty · about 13 hectares
- Port Kelly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty · about 5000 m²
- Brompton Bayabout 300 m² · Good water (2026)
- Quarry Portabout 9000 m² · Excellent water (2026)
- Cloghy Bayabout 1.6 hectares
- Cooper's Bayabout 9300 m²
- Seapark Beachabout 8400 m²
- Skippingstone Beachabout 1800 m²
Easy beach days: Top 9
Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand- Skippingstone BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking
- Cloghy BayCafe or food, Parking, Bus under 100 m
- Cooper's BayToilets, Parking, Bus 150 m, Station 600 m
- Seapark BeachToilets, Parking, Bus 400 m, Station 450 m
- Quarry PortToilets, Parking, Station 750 m · Excellent water (2026)
- Knockinelder BayParking, Bus under 100 m
- Brompton BayParking · Good water (2026)
- Port KellyParking
- Millen Bay
Every beach in Ards and North Down
A to Z- Brompton BayParking, Good water (2026)
- Cloghy BayCafe or food, Parking, Bus under 100 m
- Cooper's BayToilets, Parking, Bus 150 m
- Knockinelder BayParking, Bus under 100 m
- Millen Bay
- Port KellyParking
- Quarry PortToilets, Parking, Station 750 m, Excellent water (2026)
- Seapark BeachToilets, Parking, Bus 400 m
- Skippingstone BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking