Ballyholme — bathing water quality
near Bangor, Ards and North Down
Ballyholme is a coastal water in Ards and North Down, near Bangor.
Official classification
Excellent
Assessed 2026
Excellent is the top class of the EU Bathing Water Directive, awarded where four bathing seasons of E. coli and intestinal enterococci sampling at this bathing water fall within the Directive’s strictest limits.
This bathing water
- Type
- Coastal water
- County
- Ards and North Down
- Location
- 54.6656, -5.6483
Others in Ards and North Down
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