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Newcastle Beach

Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

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Description

Newcastle Beach is a designated European Bathing Water monitored by the DOE Marine Division between the 1 June and 15 September each year. The beach is comprised of sand, pebbles and larger stones it is approximately 2.5km in length and is contiguous with Murlough bathing water, the beach has a very gentle slope and an inter tidal distance of 0.4km. The beach lies within the Mournes and Slieve Croob Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Murlough Special Area of Conservation.

Getting There

There are lots of car parks along the beach.

Accessibility

It’s a rocky beach and sandy in parts but there isn’t a long walk to the water at high tide.

Swimming Gentle Slope Easy Walk Beach Mountains Parking Rocky SUP
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