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County MeathGreen Coast

Mornington

Mornington is on the EPA's list of places people swim, though not one of the waters it tests in County Meath, 2.3 km north of Bettystown. The State does not test the water here, so there is no grade. The register records a lifebuoy and an information board. It leaves 2 of the questions on this page unanswered, and those are shown as not recorded rather than as a no.

No
Blue Flag
No
lifeguard
2.3 km
from Bettystown
Water quality
Not monitored for a classification
Water testing
Not tested by the EPA on its list, but not sampled for a grade
Season restriction
Not recorded
Pollution after rain
Not recorded
Awards
Green Coast · the register does not say which year's award
County
County Meath
Managed by
Meath County Council
Nearest town
Bettystown, 2.3 km north of it, in a straight line
From that town
2.8 km by road, about 5 min drivingor 2.4 km on foot, about 29 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard
No
Toilets
No
Parking
No
Access
No
Dogs
Allowed on a lead
Cars on the beach
No
Public transport
No
Position
53.7188° N, 6.2432° W
Record changed
2023-09-16
Mornington Strand, Co. Meath Sand banks exposed on a wide strand at low tide. The training walls at mouth of the River Boyne are visible in the distance.
Mornington Strand, Co. Meath Sand banks exposed on a wide strand at low tide. The training walls at mouth of the River Boyne are visible in the distance.·Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mornington Strand, Co. Meath Sand banks exposed on a wide strand at low tide. The training walls at mouth of the River Boyne are visible in the distance.·Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dredger at Mornington, Co. Meath The dredger 'Sospan Dau' on the Boyne at low tide.
Dredger at Mornington, Co. Meath The dredger 'Sospan Dau' on the Boyne at low tide.·Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dredger at Mornington, Co. Meath The dredger 'Sospan Dau' on the Boyne at low tide.·Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What the EPA says about it

Mornington beach is a fine sand beach backed by sand dunes, located between the Boyne estuary to the north and Bettystown to the south. Access to the beach is provided by boardwalks to help protect the integrity of the dunes which are of conservation value and which form part of the Boyne Coast and Estuary Special Area of Conservation ( SAC site code 001957 ). The Boyne Estuary is a designated Special Protected Area ( SPA site code 004080 ).

Where it is

Mornington, and the other places to swim in County Meath. Share your position and the map will show how far each one is from you.

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Mornington is in Bettystown, County Meath. 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 Bettystown, 2.3 km north of the beach. The register records no 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 Golf Lnks Rd (111791), 710 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Golf Lnks Rd 710 m
    bus D2
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Coney Hall 880 m
    bus D1
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Mornington 1.0 km
    buses D1 and D2
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Eastham Road 2.1 km
    buses D1, 910 and 912
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Bettystown 2.2 km
    bus D2
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Bettystown covers the journeys into the town itself.

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Questions people ask

Is the water clean at Mornington?
Mornington is on the EPA's list but is not one of the waters it tests, so the State works out no grade for it and none exists. Nothing here says the water is clean or dirty, because nobody has published either.
Is swimming restricted at Mornington?
The register leaves this blank for Mornington, which it does for the 89 waters it does not monitor. A blank is not a no. Check with Meath County Council.
Does Mornington have a Blue Flag?
No Blue Flag, but the register records a Green Coast award, which recognises clean water and an unspoilt shore rather than facilities.
Is there a lifeguard at Mornington?
No. The register records no lifeguard here, so nobody is watching the water.
How do you get to Mornington without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Golf Lnks Rd, 710 metres from the beach in a straight line, and bus D2 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 2023-09-16. 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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