Can you swim at River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens?

Caution. No verified classification for this site yet. River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens is a designated bathing water, so it is sampled and rated every season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.

What is the water quality like at River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens?

We hold no annual classification for River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens. The most recent sample, taken 22 September 2026, showed 1400 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 600 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.

Has there been sewage at River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens recently?

No. No storm overflow within ten kilometres of River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens has discharged in the last 48 hours.

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Friday 2 October

River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens

Caution. No verified classification for this site yet.

Water quality only This says nothing about tides, rip currents, cold water shock or lifeguard cover. Cold water and currents are dangerous even when the water is clean. Read the local signs before you go in. What we cannot tell you.

Checked 06:10 UK time

Why this verdict

Bathing season: Closed until 15 May (neutral factor)
Latest E. coli: 1400 cfu/100ml (negative factor)
Annual classification: Unknown (neutral factor)
Pollution risk forecast: Normal (positive factor)
Rainfall (24h): 0mm (positive factor)
Latest intestinal enterococci: 600 cfu/100ml (negative factor)

Out of season

Weekly sampling and the daily pollution-risk forecast pause on 30 September and resume on 15 May. This verdict rests on the annual classification, live storm-overflow data and rainfall in the last 24 hours.

Storm overflows are driven by rain, so they spill more in autumn and winter than in summer. See every spill happening now across the UK.

Latest bacteria reading

Latest sample · 22 September 2026 · 9 days ago

E. coli: 1400cfu/100ml
Intestinal enterococci: 600cfu/100ml

This is the most recent reading. Sampling resumes on 15 May. E. coli and intestinal enterococci are the indicator organisms used in the official classification.

Storm overflows nearby

The Environment Agency does not link any storm overflow directly to River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens, so there is no spill record for it. There were 14 monitored overflows within ten kilometres in 2025, whether or not they drain here.

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Common questions

Can you swim at River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens?: Caution. No verified classification for this site yet. River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens is a designated bathing water, so it is sampled and rated every season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.
What is the water quality like at River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens?: We hold no annual classification for River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens. The most recent sample, taken 22 September 2026, showed 1400 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 600 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
Has there been sewage at River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens recently?: No. No storm overflow within ten kilometres of River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens has discharged in the last 48 hours.

Where this data comes from

Spill counts from the Environment Agency EDM Storm Overflow Annual Returns, 2021 to 2025, published annually.
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