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Bathing waters by area

Every designated bathing water in the UK, grouped by country and region. Each area page ranks the cleanest beaches and links through to today's live verdict.

England 464 bathing waters

  • Arun 6
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 19
  • Cornwall 90
  • Cumberland 5
  • Dorset 22
  • East Devon 8
  • East Lindsey 7
  • East Riding of Yorkshire 9
  • East Suffolk 8
  • Folkestone and Hythe 7
  • Great Yarmouth 6
  • Isle of Wight 15
  • North Devon 9
  • North Norfolk 7
  • North Tyneside 5
  • North Yorkshire 10
  • Northumberland 14
  • Redcar and Cleveland 6
  • Somerset 6
  • South Hams 18
  • South Hams, South Hams 5
  • Southend-on-Sea 8
  • Teignbridge 7
  • Tendring 8
  • Thanet 13
  • The City of Brighton and Hove 5
  • Torbay 15
  • Westmorland and Furness 7
  • Wirral 5

Wales 114 bathing waters

  • Ceredigion 14
  • Conwy 8
  • Gwynedd 20
  • Isle of Anglesey 13
  • Pembrokeshire 29
  • Swansea 8
  • the Vale of Glamorgan 9

Scotland 90 bathing waters

Northern Ireland 33 bathing waters

  • Ards and North Down Borough Council 7
  • Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council 10
  • Mid and East Antrim Borough Council 5
  • Newry, Mourne and Down District Council 7

Is it safe to swim?

A plain-English verdict on water quality for UK bathing waters. Built by an independent developer, not affiliated with any regulator or water company.

Sources

  • Environment Agency (England)
  • Natural Resources Wales
  • SEPA (Scotland)
  • DAERA (Northern Ireland)
  • Storm overflows (Stream)

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