County Mayo

Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area

Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area is one of the waters the EPA tests and grades in County Mayo, 0.8 km south of Belmullet. The EPA has published no water quality classification for it. The register records a lifeguard, toilets, parking, bins, recycling, a lifebuoy, first aid, an information board and a beach wheelchair.

Blue Flag

Yes

lifeguard

0.8 km

from Belmullet

Water quality: No classification published
Water testing: Tested by the EPA sampled through the season and given a water quality grade
Season restriction: None in place
Pollution after rain: Prone to short term pollution, closed 42 days last season
Awards: None
County: County Mayo
Managed by: Mayo County Council
Nearest town: Belmullet, 0.8 km south of it, in a straight line
From that town: 1.2 km by road, about 2 min drivingor 1.2 km on foot, about 15 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard: Yes: Yes
Toilets: Yes
Parking: Yes
Access: A beach wheelchair is available. Yes
Dogs: No
Cars on the beach: No
Public transport: Yes
First aid: Yes
Protected area: Yes
Position: 54.2173° N, 9.9904° W
Record changed: 2026-03-31

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What the EPA says about it

<em>Belmullet Tidal Pool and Shore Road Bathing Area is situated to the north of Blacksod Bay only a short distance from Belmullet Town Centre in Co. Mayo. It is a rocky beach which extends approximately 900m along Shore Road promenade looking west across Blacksod Bay and features a tidal pool, which was constructed in the 1980's. The bathing area also lies within the Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Blacksod Bay/Broadhaven Bay Special Protection Area (SPA). This is a popular location with a wide range of water-based sports and activities taking place including swimming, paddleboarding, canoeing, jet skiing and water safety activities, lessons and training.</em>

Belmullet Tidal Pool and Shore Road Bathing Area was newly identified in 2025 as a beach for monitoring, management and assessment under the requirements of the 2008 Bathing Water Quality Regulations. It was not possible to assign an annual water quality rating/classification in 2025 because the minimum number of required samples (at least 16) were not available to calculate the classification. Annual water quality assessment has not yet been undertaken.

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Where it is

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area is in Belmullet, County Mayo. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. The entrance has not been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

The nearest settlement is Belmullet, 0.8 km south of the beach. The register records parking here. Getting to the town is not getting to the beach, so the journey below is worked out to the beach itself and the last stretch on foot is measured rather than left out.

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The nearest scheduled stop is Béal an Mhuirthead (13218), 740 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

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Questions people ask

Is the water clean at Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area?

The EPA has not published a classification for Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area. That is not the same as saying the water is poor: it means the four years of results a classification needs are not there.

Is swimming restricted at Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area?

The register records no season-long restriction. That is about the season, not about today: a short notice after heavy rain would not appear here, and this water is recorded as prone to short term pollution. Check with Mayo County Council before swimming.

Does Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area have a Blue Flag?

No. A beach without one can still have excellent water: the Blue Flag also asks for facilities, lifeguards and information boards, which a quiet strand may not have.

Is there a lifeguard at Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area?

The register records one, Yes. Outside those hours nobody is watching the water.

How do you get to Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area without a car?

The nearest stop in the national timetable is Béal an Mhuirthead, 740 metres from the beach in a straight line, and bus 446 call there, run by Bus Éireann. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways, and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you pick. Where no footway joins the stop to the beach it says so rather than making a number up.

Where does this come from?

The Environmental Protection Agency's list of places people swim, which it calls the bathing water register, read on 2026-09-20, where this record was last changed on 2026-03-31. Water quality, awards, lifeguards and facilities are the EPA's own fields, and a field it leaves blank is shown as not recorded rather than as a no. The distance to the nearest town is this site's own measurement, in a straight line.

Water quality, awards, lifeguards, toilets, parking and access are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own fields, from its bathing water register, read 2026-09-20. The classification covers four years of sampling and is not a reading for today: after heavy rain the water can be worse than the classification suggests, and the EPA and the local authority post notices when it is. Positions are the EPA’s grid references, projected to latitude and longitude. Journeys are the National Transport Authority’s published timetable.

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