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Bathing water quality in England
England has 464 designated bathing waters. The regulator's latest classifications are 297 Excellent, 95 Good, 25 Sufficient and 32 Poor.
Updated July 2026
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Every bathing water in England
Rated Excellent Amble Links NorthumberlandRated Excellent Anderby East LindseyRated Excellent Anstey's Cove (Torquay) TorbayRated Excellent Babbacombe TorbayRated Excellent Bamburgh Castle NorthumberlandRated Excellent Bantham South HamsRated Excellent Beacon Cove TorbayRated Excellent Beadnell NorthumberlandRated Excellent Beer East DevonRated Excellent Bigbury-on-Sea North South HamsRated Excellent Bigbury-on-Sea South South HamsRated Excellent Birling Gap WealdenRated Excellent Blackpool Sands South HamsRated Excellent Blyth South Beach NorthumberlandRated Excellent Booby's Bay CornwallRated Excellent Botany Bay, Broadstairs ThanetRated Excellent Bournemouth Alum Chine Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Bournemouth Manor Steps Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Bournemouth Pier Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Bovisand South HamsRated Excellent Bracklesham Bay ChichesterRated Excellent Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) TorbayRated Excellent Brean SomersetRated Excellent Brightlingsea TendringRated Excellent Brighton Kemptown The City of Brighton and HoveRated Excellent Broadsands TorbayRated Excellent Caister Point Great YarmouthRated Excellent Calshot New ForestRated Excellent Carbis Bay CornwallRated Excellent Cawsand CornwallRated Excellent Cayton Bay North YorkshireRated Excellent Challaborough South HamsRated Excellent Chapel Porth CornwallRated Excellent Chapel St Leonards East LindseyRated Excellent Charlestown CornwallRated Excellent Charmouth West DorsetRated Excellent Christchurch Avon Beach Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Christchurch Bay New ForestRated Excellent Christchurch Friar`s Cliff Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Church Cove CornwallRated Excellent Church Ope Cove DorsetRated Excellent Clacton TendringRated Excellent Colwell Bay Isle of WightRated Excellent Colwick Country Park (West Lake) City of NottinghamRated Excellent Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe North DevonRated Excellent Compton Bay Isle of WightRated Excellent Constantine Bay CornwallRated Excellent Cotswold Country Park and Beach CotswoldRated Excellent Coverack CornwallRated Excellent Cowes Isle of WightRated Excellent Crackington Haven CornwallRated Excellent Crimdon County DurhamRated Excellent Crinnis Beach CornwallRated Excellent Cromer North NorfolkRated Excellent Crooklets CornwallRated Excellent Croyde Bay North DevonRated Excellent Danes Dyke, Flamborough East Riding of YorkshireRated Excellent Dartmouth Castle Cove South HamsRated Excellent Dawlish Coryton Cove TeignbridgeRated Excellent Dawlish Warren TeignbridgeRated Excellent Daymer Bay CornwallRated Excellent Dittisham, Dart Estuary South Hams, South HamsRated Excellent Dovercourt TendringRated Excellent Downderry CornwallRated Excellent Druridge Bay North NorthumberlandRated Excellent Druridge Bay South NorthumberlandRated Excellent Duporth CornwallRated Excellent Durdle Door East DorsetRated Excellent Durdle Door West DorsetRated Excellent East Cowes Isle of WightRated Excellent East Runton North NorfolkRated Excellent Exmouth East DevonRated Excellent Eypemouth DorsetRated Excellent Felixstowe North East SuffolkRated Excellent Felixstowe South East SuffolkRated Excellent Fistral North CornwallRated Excellent Fistral South CornwallRated Excellent Flamborough South Landing East Riding of YorkshireRated Excellent Formby SeftonRated Excellent Frensham Great Pond WaverleyRated Excellent Frinton TendringRated Excellent Godrevy Towans CornwallRated Excellent Gorleston Beach Great YarmouthRated Excellent Gorran Haven Little Perhaver CornwallRated Excellent Great Western CornwallRated Excellent Great Yarmouth North Great YarmouthRated Excellent Great Yarmouth Pier Great YarmouthRated Excellent Great Yarmouth South Great YarmouthRated Excellent Gurnard Isle of WightRated Excellent Gwithian Towans CornwallRated Excellent Gwynver CornwallRated Excellent Gyllyngvase CornwallRated Excellent Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) City and County of the City of LondonRated Excellent Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) City and County of the City of LondonRated Excellent Harlyn Bay CornwallRated Excellent Hartland Quay TorridgeRated Excellent Hayle Towans CornwallRated Excellent Hayling Beachlands Central HavantRated Excellent Hayling Beachlands West HavantRated Excellent Hayling Eastoke HavantRated Excellent Hemsby Great YarmouthRated Excellent Henleaze Lake City of BristolRated Excellent Herne Bay CanterburyRated Excellent Highcliffe Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Hillhead FarehamRated Excellent Hive DorsetRated Excellent Holland TendringRated Excellent Hollicombe TorbayRated Excellent Holywell Bay CornwallRated Excellent Hornsea East Riding of YorkshireRated Excellent Hove The City of Brighton and HoveRated Excellent Huttoft and Marsh Yard East LindseyRated Excellent Hythe Folkestone and HytheRated Excellent Ingoldmells East LindseyRated Excellent Jaywick TendringRated Excellent Joss Bay, Broadstairs ThanetRated Excellent Kennack Sands CornwallRated Excellent Kimmeridge Bay DorsetRated Excellent Ladram Bay East DevonRated Excellent Lee-on-Solent GosportRated Excellent Lepe New ForestRated Excellent Long Rock CornwallRated Excellent Low Newton NorthumberlandRated Excellent Lulworth Cove DorsetRated Excellent Lusty Glaze CornwallRated Excellent Lynmouth North DevonRated Excellent Mablethorpe Town East LindseyRated Excellent Maenporth CornwallRated Excellent Maidencombe TorbayRated Excellent Marazion CornwallRated Excellent Margate Fulsam Rock ThanetRated Excellent Marsden South TynesideRated Excellent Marske Sands Redcar and ClevelandRated Excellent Mawgan Porth CornwallRated Excellent Meadfoot TorbayRated Excellent Mexico Towans CornwallRated Excellent Middleton-on-sea ArunRated Excellent Milford-on-sea New ForestRated Excellent Mill Bay South HamsRated Excellent Millendreath CornwallRated Excellent Minnis Bay, Birchington ThanetRated Excellent Minster Leas SwaleRated Excellent Mother Ivey`s Bay CornwallRated Excellent Mundesley North NorfolkRated Excellent Ness Cove TeignbridgeRated Excellent Newbiggin North NorthumberlandRated Excellent Newbiggin South NorthumberlandRated Excellent Norman`s Bay RotherRated Excellent Northcott Mouth CornwallRated Excellent Oddicombe TorbayRated Excellent Paignton Preston Sands TorbayRated Excellent Pendower CornwallRated Excellent Pentewan CornwallRated Excellent Penzance CornwallRated Excellent Perranporth Penhale Sands CornwallRated Excellent Perranuthnoe CornwallRated Excellent Plymouth Firestone Bay City of PlymouthRated Excellent Plymouth Hoe East City of PlymouthRated Excellent Plymouth Hoe West City of PlymouthRated Excellent Poldhu Cove CornwallRated Excellent Polkerris CornwallRated Excellent Polstreath CornwallRated Excellent Polurrian Cove CornwallRated Excellent Polzeath CornwallRated Excellent Poole Branksome Chine Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Poole Harbour Lake Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Poole Shore Road Beach Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRated Excellent Porlock Weir SomersetRated Excellent Porthallow CornwallRated Excellent Porthcothan CornwallRated Excellent Porthcurnick CornwallRated Excellent Porthcurno CornwallRated Excellent Porthgwidden CornwallRated Excellent Porthkidney Sands CornwallRated Excellent Porthleven Sands CornwallRated Excellent Porthmeor CornwallRated Excellent Porthminster CornwallRated Excellent Porthoustock CornwallRated Excellent Porthpean CornwallRated Excellent Porthtowan CornwallRated Excellent Portland Harbour Castle Cove DorsetRated Excellent Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle DorsetRated Excellent Portmellon CornwallRated Excellent Portreath CornwallRated Excellent Portwrinkle CornwallRated Excellent Praa Sands East CornwallRated Excellent Praa Sands West CornwallRated Excellent Putsborough North DevonRated Excellent Ramsgate Sands ThanetRated Excellent Ramsgate Western Undercliffe ThanetRated Excellent Redcar Granville Redcar and ClevelandRated Excellent Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar and ClevelandRated Excellent Redcar Stray Redcar and ClevelandRated Excellent Ringstead Bay DorsetRated Excellent Roker - Sunderland SunderlandRated Excellent Rottingdean Beach The City of Brighton and HoveRated Excellent Rutland Water Sykes Lane RutlandRated Excellent Rutland Water Whitwell Creek RutlandRated Excellent Salcombe South Sands South HamsRated Excellent Saltdean The City of Brighton and HoveRated Excellent Sandsend North YorkshireRated Excellent Sandymouth CornwallRated Excellent Saunton Sands North DevonRated Excellent Sea Palling North NorfolkRated Excellent Seabrook Folkestone and HytheRated Excellent Seaford LewesRated Excellent Seagrove Isle of WightRated Excellent Seahouses North NorthumberlandRated Excellent Seaton (Cornwall) CornwallRated Excellent Seaton (Devon) East DevonRated Excellent Seaton Carew North Gare HartlepoolRated Excellent Seaton Sluice NorthumberlandRated Excellent Seatown DorsetRated Excellent Selsey ChichesterRated Excellent Sennen CornwallRated Excellent Shanklin Isle of WightRated Excellent Sharrow CornwallRated Excellent Sheerness SwaleRated Excellent Shell Bay North DorsetRated Excellent Sheringham North NorfolkRated Excellent Shoebury East Southend-on-SeaRated Excellent Shoreham Beach AdurRated Excellent Shorthorn Beach CornwallRated Excellent Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder East DevonRated Excellent Sidmouth Town East DevonRated Excellent Silecroft CumberlandRated Excellent Skegness East LindseyRated Excellent Slapton Sands Monument South HamsRated Excellent Slapton Sands Torcross South HamsRated Excellent Southend Thorpe Bay Southend-on-SeaRated Excellent Southend Three Shells Southend-on-SeaRated Excellent Southwick AdurRated Excellent Southwold The Denes East SuffolkRated Excellent Southwold The Pier East SuffolkRated Excellent St Helens Isle of WightRated Excellent St Leonards HastingsRated Excellent St Margaret`s Bay DoverRated Excellent St Mary's Bay (Devon) TorbayRated Excellent Studland Knoll House DorsetRated Excellent Summerleaze CornwallRated Excellent Sutton-on-Sea East LindseyRated Excellent Swanage Central DorsetRated Excellent Swanpool CornwallRated Excellent Tankerton CanterburyRated Excellent Teignmouth Holcombe TeignbridgeRated Excellent Thurlestone North South HamsRated Excellent Thurlestone South South HamsRated Excellent Tolcarne CornwallRated Excellent Torre Abbey TorbayRated Excellent Totland Bay Isle of WightRated Excellent Towan CornwallRated Excellent Tregonhawke CornwallRated Excellent Trevaunance Cove CornwallRated Excellent Trevone Bay CornwallRated Excellent Treyarnon Bay CornwallRated Excellent Tynemouth King Edwards Bay North TynesideRated Excellent Tynemouth Long Sands North North TynesideRated Excellent Tynemouth Long Sands South North TynesideRated Excellent Upton Towans CornwallRated Excellent Vault Beach CornwallRated Excellent Ventnor Isle of WightRated Excellent Walton TendringRated Excellent Warfleet Creek, Dart Estuary South Hams, South HamsRated Excellent Warkworth NorthumberlandRated Excellent Watcombe TorbayRated Excellent Watergate Bay CornwallRated Excellent Wells North NorfolkRated Excellent West Bay (West) DorsetRated Excellent West Beach, Whitstable CanterburyRated Excellent West Runton North NorfolkRated Excellent West Wittering ChichesterRated Excellent Westbrook Bay, Margate ThanetRated Excellent Westward Ho! TorridgeRated Excellent Weymouth Lodmoor DorsetRated Excellent Wherry Town CornwallRated Excellent Whitby North YorkshireRated Excellent Whitecliff Bay Isle of WightRated Excellent Whitley Bay North TynesideRated Excellent Widemouth Sand CornwallRated Excellent Wilsthorpe East Riding of YorkshireRated Excellent Windermere, Fellfoot Westmorland and FurnessRated Excellent Windermere, Lakeside YMCA Westmorland and FurnessRated Excellent Windermere, Millerground Landing Westmorland and FurnessRated Excellent Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Westmorland and FurnessRated Excellent Withernsea East Riding of YorkshireRated Excellent Woolacombe Village North DevonRated Excellent Yaverland Isle of WightRated Good Allonby CumberlandRated Good Bembridge Isle of WightRated Good Berrow North of Unity Farm SomersetRated Good Bispham BlackpoolRated Good Bowleaze Cove DorsetRated Good Bridlington North Beach East Riding of YorkshireRated Good Brighton Central The City of Brighton and HoveRated Good Broadstairs, Stone Bay ThanetRated Good Broadstairs, Viking Bay ThanetRated Good Budleigh Salterton East DevonRated Good Camber RotherRated Good Clacton Beach Martello Tower TendringRated Good Cleethorpes North East LincolnshireRated Good Clevedon Beach North SomersetRated Good Cleveleys WyreRated Good Coniston Water, Brown Howe Westmorland and Furness, Westmorland and FurnessRated Good Coniston Water, Monk Coniston Westmorland and Furness, Westmorland and FurnessRated Good Crantock CornwallRated Good Dawlish Town TeignbridgeRated Good Deal Castle DoverRated Good East Looe CornwallRated Good Eastbourne EastbourneRated Good Eastney City of PortsmouthRated Good Felpham ArunRated Good Filey North YorkshireRated Good Fleetwood WyreRated Good Friars Meadow, River Stour Babergh, BaberghRated Good Goodrington TorbayRated Good Goring Beach Worthing, WorthingRated Good Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) City and County of the City of LondonRated Good Hastings Pelham Beach HastingsRated Good Herne Bay Central CanterburyRated Good Hope Cove South HamsRated Good Humberston Fitties North East LincolnshireRated Good Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) King's Lynn and West NorfolkRated Good Hunstanton Main Beach King's Lynn and West NorfolkRated Good Ilfracombe Hele North DevonRated Good Kingsand CornwallRated Good Lancing, Beach Green AdurRated Good Leigh Bell Wharf Southend-on-SeaRated Good Leysdown SwaleRated Good Littlehampton ArunRated Good Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) East SuffolkRated Good Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) East SuffolkRated Good Lyme Regis Front Beach DorsetRated Good Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary Tendring, TendringRated Good Margate The Bay ThanetRated Good Meols WirralRated Good Morecambe South LancasterRated Good Moreton WirralRated Good Mothecombe South HamsRated Good Pagham ArunRated Good Paignton Paignton Sands TorbayRated Good Par Sands CornwallRated Good Perranporth CornwallRated Good Pevensey Bay WealdenRated Good Porth CornwallRated Good Readymoney Cove CornwallRated Good Redcar Coatham Redcar and ClevelandRated Good Reighton North YorkshireRated Good River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield East SuffolkRated Good Runswick Bay North YorkshireRated Good Ryde Isle of WightRated Good Salcombe North Sands South HamsRated Good Saltburn Redcar and ClevelandRated Good Sandown Isle of WightRated Good Sandwich Bay DoverRated Good Sandy Bay East DevonRated Good Seaburn - Sunderland SunderlandRated Good Seaham Beach County DurhamRated Good Seaham Hall Beach County DurhamRated Good Seascale CumberlandRated Good Seaton Carew Centre HartlepoolRated Good Seaton Carew North HartlepoolRated Good Shaldon TeignbridgeRated Good Shoeburyness Southend-on-SeaRated Good South Shields South TynesideRated Good Southend Chalkwell Southend-on-SeaRated Good Southend Jubilee Southend-on-SeaRated Good Southend Westcliff Bay Southend-on-SeaRated Good Spittal NorthumberlandRated Good St Bees CumberlandRated Good St Mildred's Bay, Westgate ThanetRated Good Stokes Bay GosportRated Good Teignmouth Town TeignbridgeRated Good The Serpentine - Hyde Park City of WestminsterRated Good Trebarwith Strand CornwallRated Good Wallasey WirralRated Good Walney Sandy Gap Westmorland and FurnessRated Good Walpole Bay, Margate ThanetRated Good Wembury South HamsRated Good West Mersea ColchesterRated Good Weymouth Central DorsetRated Good Winchelsea RotherRated Good Worthing WorthingRated Sufficient Ainsdale SeftonRated Sufficient Bexhill RotherRated Sufficient Blackpool Central BlackpoolRated Sufficient Blackpool South BlackpoolRated Sufficient Bognor Regis East ArunRated Sufficient Bridlington South Beach East Riding of YorkshireRated Sufficient Combe Martin North DevonRated Sufficient Coniston Water, Boating Centre Westmorland and Furness, Westmorland and FurnessRated Sufficient Folkestone Folkestone and HytheRated Sufficient Fraisthorpe East Riding of YorkshireRated Sufficient Heacham King's Lynn and West NorfolkRated Sufficient Minehead Terminus SomersetRated Sufficient Morecambe North LancasterRated Sufficient Porthluney CornwallRated Sufficient Robin Hoods Bay North YorkshireRated Sufficient Scarborough North Bay North YorkshireRated Sufficient Southport SeftonRated Sufficient St Annes FyldeRated Sufficient St Annes North FyldeRated Sufficient St Mary's Bay (Kent) Folkestone and HytheRated Sufficient Wallingford Beach, River Thames South Oxfordshire, South OxfordshireRated Sufficient Walney Biggar Bank Westmorland and FurnessRated Sufficient Walney West Shore Westmorland and FurnessRated Sufficient West Bay, Westgate ThanetRated Sufficient West Kirby WirralRated Poor Blackpool North BlackpoolRated Poor Blue Anchor West SomersetRated Poor Bognor Regis (Aldwick) ArunRated Poor Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary South Hams, South HamsRated Poor Derwent Water at Crow Park Cumberland, CumberlandRated Poor Dunster Beach SomersetRated Poor Dymchurch Folkestone and HytheRated Poor Haverigg CumberlandRated Poor Littlehaven Beach South TynesideRated Poor Littlestone Folkestone and HytheRated Poor Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach DorsetRated Poor Nidd at the Lido, Knaresborough North Yorkshire, North YorkshireRated Poor River Avon at Fordingbridge New Forest, New ForestRated Poor River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford Somerset, SomersetRated Poor River Ribble at Edisford Bridge Ribble Valley, Ribble ValleyRated Poor River Severn at Ironbridge Telford and Wrekin, Telford and WrekinRated Poor River Severn in Shrewsbury Shropshire, ShropshireRated Poor River Teme in Ludlow Shropshire, ShropshireRated Poor River Tone at French Weir Park Somerset, SomersetRated Poor Scarborough South Bay North YorkshireRated Poor Sheep's Green, River Cam Cambridge, CambridgeRated Poor Southsea East City of PortsmouthRated Poor Steamer Quay, Dart Estuary South Hams, South HamsRated Poor Stoke Gabriel, Dart Estuary South Hams, South HamsRated Poor Tynemouth Cullercoats North TynesideRated Poor Weston Main North SomersetRated Poor Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay North SomersetRated Poor Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway North SomersetRated Poor Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley BradfordRated Poor Wharfe at Wilderness Carpark Leeds, LeedsRated Poor Wolvercote Mill Stream OxfordRated Poor Worthing Beach House Worthing, WorthingClosed Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach North DevonClosed Skipsea East Riding of YorkshireUnclassified Amble Little Shore NorthumberlandUnclassified Canvey Island Foreshore Castle PointUnclassified East Beach at West Bay DorsetUnclassified Falcon Meadow, River Waveney East SuffolkUnclassified Ham and Kingston, River Thames Kingston upon ThamesUnclassified Lostwithiel, River Fowey CornwallUnclassified New Brighton Beach East WirralUnclassified Newton and Noss South HamsUnclassified Pangbourne Meadow, River Thames Pangbourne ParishUnclassified River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens WiltshireUnclassified Sandgate Granville Parade Folkestone and HytheUnclassified Sandy Lane, Chester Cheshire West and ChesterUnclassified Swale above Richmond Falls North Yorkshire Common questions
- Which beach is cleanest in England?
- Amble Links holds an Excellent classification, the regulator's top tier. 392 of the 464 bathing waters in England are rated Excellent or Good.
- How many bathing waters are in England?
- 464. The regulator's latest classifications are 297 Excellent, 95 Good, 25 Sufficient and 32 Poor.