How many UK bathing waters are rated Good?

150 of the UK's 701 designated bathing waters are rated Good: 95 in England, 26 in Wales, 26 in Scotland and 3 in Northern Ireland.

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UK bathing waters rated Good

150 of the UK's 701 designated bathing waters hold a Good classification: 95 in England, 26 in Wales, 26 in Scotland and 3 in Northern Ireland.

The second of the four standards and a stricter test than the minimum, awarded on readings across up to the last four bathing seasons.

Updated August 2026

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England 95

Rated Good Lancing, Beach Green Adur Rated Good Felpham Arun Rated Good Littlehampton Arun Rated Good Pagham Arun Rated Good Friars Meadow, River Stour Babergh Rated Good Bispham Blackpool Rated Good Herne Bay Central Canterbury Rated Good Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) City and County of the City of London Rated Good Eastney City of Portsmouth Rated Good The Serpentine - Hyde Park City of Westminster Rated Good West Mersea Colchester Rated Good Crantock Cornwall Rated Good East Looe Cornwall Rated Good Kingsand Cornwall Rated Good Par Sands Cornwall Rated Good Perranporth Cornwall Rated Good Porth Cornwall Rated Good Readymoney Cove Cornwall Rated Good Trebarwith Strand Cornwall Rated Good Seaham Beach County Durham Rated Good Seaham Hall Beach County Durham Rated Good Allonby Cumberland Rated Good Seascale Cumberland Rated Good St Bees Cumberland Rated Good Bowleaze Cove Dorset Rated Good Lyme Regis Front Beach Dorset Rated Good Weymouth Central Dorset Rated Good Deal Castle Dover Rated Good Sandwich Bay Dover Rated Good Budleigh Salterton East Devon Rated Good Sandy Bay East Devon Rated Good Bridlington North Beach East Riding of Yorkshire Rated Good Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) East Suffolk Rated Good Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) East Suffolk Rated Good River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield East Suffolk Rated Good Eastbourne Eastbourne Rated Good Stokes Bay Gosport Rated Good Seaton Carew Centre Hartlepool Rated Good Seaton Carew North Hartlepool Rated Good Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Rated Good Bembridge Isle of Wight Rated Good Ryde Isle of Wight Rated Good Sandown Isle of Wight Rated Good Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) King's Lynn and West Norfolk Rated Good Hunstanton Main Beach King's Lynn and West Norfolk Rated Good Morecambe South Lancaster Rated Good Ilfracombe Hele North Devon Rated Good Cleethorpes North East Lincolnshire Rated Good Humberston Fitties North East Lincolnshire Rated Good Clevedon Beach North Somerset Rated Good Filey North Yorkshire Rated Good Reighton North Yorkshire Rated Good Runswick Bay North Yorkshire Rated Good Spittal Northumberland Rated Good Redcar Coatham Redcar and Cleveland Rated Good Saltburn Redcar and Cleveland Rated Good Camber Rother Rated Good Winchelsea Rother Rated Good Berrow North of Unity Farm Somerset Rated Good Hope Cove South Hams Rated Good Mothecombe South Hams Rated Good Salcombe North Sands South Hams Rated Good Wembury South Hams Rated Good South Shields South Tyneside Rated Good Chalkwell Beach, Southend Southend-on-Sea Rated Good Leigh Bell Wharf Southend-on-Sea Rated Good Shoeburyness Southend-on-Sea Rated Good Southend Jubilee Southend-on-Sea Rated Good Westcliff Bay, Southend Southend-on-Sea Rated Good Seaburn - Sunderland Sunderland Rated Good Leysdown Swale Rated Good Dawlish Town Teignbridge Rated Good Shaldon Teignbridge Rated Good Teignmouth Town Teignbridge Rated Good Clacton Beach Martello Tower Tendring Rated Good Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary Tendring Rated Good Broadstairs, Stone Bay Thanet Rated Good Broadstairs, Viking Bay Thanet Rated Good Margate The Bay Thanet Rated Good St Mildred's Bay, Westgate Thanet Rated Good Walpole Bay, Margate Thanet Rated Good Brighton Central The City of Brighton and Hove Rated Good Goodrington Torbay Rated Good Paignton Paignton Sands Torbay Rated Good Pevensey Bay Wealden Rated Good Coniston Water, Brown Howe Westmorland and Furness Rated Good Coniston Water, Monk Coniston Westmorland and Furness Rated Good Walney Sandy Gap Westmorland and Furness Rated Good Meols Wirral Rated Good Moreton Wirral Rated Good Wallasey Wirral Rated Good Goring Beach Worthing Rated Good Worthing Worthing Rated Good Cleveleys Wyre Rated Good Fleetwood Wyre

Wales 26

Rated Good Aberporth Ceredigion Rated Good Aberystwyth North Ceredigion Rated Good Aberystwyth South Ceredigion Rated Good Clarach South Ceredigion Rated Good New Quay Harbour Ceredigion Rated Good New Quay North Ceredigion Rated Good Abergele (Pensarn) Conwy Rated Good Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) Conwy Rated Good Llandudno North Shore Conwy Rated Good West Shore, Llandudno Conwy Rated Good Prestatyn Central Denbighshire Rated Good Rhyl East Denbighshire Rated Good Criccieth Gwynedd Rated Good Porth Nefyn Gwynedd Rated Good Benllech Isle of Anglesey Rated Good Borth Wen Isle of Anglesey Rated Good Trearddur Bay Isle of Anglesey Rated Good Amroth Central Pembrokeshire Rated Good Newport North Pembrokeshire Rated Good Tenby North Pembrokeshire Rated Good Limeslade Bay Swansea Rated Good Oxwich Bay Swansea Rated Good Swansea Bay Swansea Rated Good Jackson's Bay, Barry Island the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Good Penarth Beach the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Good Whitmore Bay, Barry Island the Vale of Glamorgan

Scotland 26

Northern Ireland 3

Rated Good Millisle Ards and North Down Borough Council Rated Good Magilligan Downhill Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Rated Good Portballintrae Salmon Rock Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

The other classifications

Rated Excellent 450 bathing waters
Rated Sufficient 44 bathing waters
Rated Poor 37 bathing waters

Common questions

How many UK bathing waters are rated Good?: 150 of the UK's 701 designated bathing waters are rated Good: 95 in England, 26 in Wales, 26 in Scotland and 3 in Northern Ireland.
What does a Good rating mean?: The second of the four standards and a stricter test than the minimum, awarded on readings across up to the last four bathing seasons.
Does this rating tell me whether it is safe to swim today?: No. The classification is a percentile over up to four bathing seasons, so it describes the water's record rather than today's conditions. Open any bathing water for a live verdict built from sewage discharges, rainfall and the latest sample.