Bathing water quality in Dorset
Dorset has 22 designated bathing waters. The regulator's latest classifications are 17 Excellent, 3 Good and 1 Poor.
Updated June 2026
The cleanest beaches in Dorset
Rated Excellent or Good in the regulator's latest annual classification. Open any beach for today's live verdict.
Every bathing water in Dorset
Classification:Excellent Charmouth West Classification:Excellent Church Ope Cove Classification:Excellent Durdle Door East Classification:Excellent Durdle Door West Classification:Excellent Eypemouth Classification:Excellent Hive Classification:Excellent Kimmeridge Bay Classification:Excellent Lulworth Cove Classification:Excellent Portland Harbour Castle Cove Classification:Excellent Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Classification:Excellent Ringstead Bay Classification:Excellent Seatown Classification:Excellent Shell Bay North Classification:Excellent Studland Knoll House Classification:Excellent Swanage Central Classification:Excellent West Bay (West) Classification:Excellent Weymouth Lodmoor Classification:Good Bowleaze Cove Classification:Good Lyme Regis Front Beach Classification:Good Weymouth Central Classification:Poor Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Classification:Unknown East Beach at West Bay
Common questions
- Which beach is cleanest in Dorset?
- Charmouth West holds an Excellent classification, the regulator's top tier. 20 of the 22 bathing waters in Dorset are rated Excellent or Good.
- How many bathing waters are in Dorset?
- 22. The regulator's latest classifications are 17 Excellent, 3 Good and 1 Poor.