Beaches with official water quality
Every designated bathing beach in England — 578 of them, 375 rated Excellent by the Environment Agency — with places to stay within a short walk, things to do nearby and the nearest station. Start with a county, then choose your beach.
Kingsand
Beaches in Cornwall
95 beaches · 85 rated Excellent
Booby's Bay, Bovisand, Carbis Bay, Cawsand…
Budleigh Salterton
Beaches in Devon
61 beaches · 43 rated Excellent
Anstey's Cove (Torquay), Babbacombe, Bantham, Beacon Cove…
Penarth Beach
Beaches in Wales
55 beaches · 35 rated Excellent
Aberafan, Aberffraw, Abermawr, Aberporth…
Bowleaze Cove
Beaches in Dorset
45 beaches · 39 rated Excellent
Bournemouth Alum Chine, Bournemouth Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth Durley Chine, Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk…
Clacton Beach Martello Tower
Beaches in Kent
34 beaches · 17 rated Excellent
Botany Bay, Broadstairs, Broadstairs, Stone Bay, Broadstairs, Viking Bay, Clacton Beach Martello Tower…
Redcar Coatham
Beaches in Yorkshire
27 beaches · 12 rated Excellent
Bridlington North Beach, Bridlington South Beach, Cayton Bay, Danes Dyke, Flamborough…
Amroth Central
Beaches in Pembrokeshire
20 beaches · 17 rated Excellent
Abereiddy, Amroth Central, Barafundle, Broad Haven (South)…
Hunstanton Main Beach
Beaches in Norfolk
19 beaches · 13 rated Excellent
Caister Point, Cromer, East Runton, Falcon Meadow, River Waveney…
Berrow North of Unity Farm
Beaches in Somerset
18 beaches · 7 rated Excellent
Berrow North of Unity Farm, Blue Anchor West, Brean, Clevedon Beach…
Camber
Beaches in East Sussex
17 beaches · 10 rated Excellent
Bexhill, Birling Gap, Brighton Central, Brighton Kemptown…
Spittal
Beaches in Northumberland
15 beaches · 13 rated Excellent
Amble Links, Amble Little Shore, Bamburgh Castle, Beadnell…
South Shields
Beaches in County Durham
15 beaches · 6 rated Excellent
Crimdon, Littlehaven Beach, Marsden, Roker - Sunderland…
Criccieth
Beaches in Gwynedd
15 beaches · 14 rated Excellent
Aberdaron, Abersoch, Barmouth, Craig Du Beach Central…
Lancing, Beach Green
Beaches in West Sussex
14 beaches · 5 rated Excellent
Bognor Regis (Aldwick), Bognor Regis East, Bracklesham Bay, Felpham…
Eastney
Beaches in Hampshire
14 beaches · 9 rated Excellent
Bembridge, Eastney, Hayling Beachlands Central, Hayling Beachlands West…
Bispham
Beaches in Lancashire
14 beaches · 0 rated Excellent
Bispham, Blackpool Central, Blackpool North, Blackpool South…
River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield
Beaches in Suffolk
13 beaches · 10 rated Excellent
Brightlingsea, Clacton, Dovercourt, Felixstowe North…
Llandudno West Shore
Beaches in Conwy
12 beaches · 4 rated Excellent
Abergele (Pensarn), Colwyn Bay, Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias, Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove)…
Sandown
Beaches in Isle of Wight
11 beaches · 10 rated Excellent
Calshot, Colwell Bay, Compton Bay, Cowes…
Cleethorpes
Beaches in Lincolnshire
10 beaches · 8 rated Excellent
Anderby, Chapel St Leonards, Cleethorpes, Humberston Fitties…
West Mersea
Beaches in Essex
8 beaches · 2 rated Excellent
Canvey Island Foreshore, Leigh Bell Wharf, Southend Chalkwell, Southend Jubilee…
Meols
Beaches in Merseyside
8 beaches · 1 rated Excellent
Ainsdale, Formby, Meols, Moreton…
St Bees
Beaches in Cumbria
7 beaches · 4 rated Excellent
Allonby, Derwent Water at Crow Park, St Bees, Windermere, Fellfoot…
Seascale
Beaches in Lake District
6 beaches · 1 rated Excellent
Coniston Water, Boating Centre, Coniston Water, Brown Howe, Coniston Water, Monk Coniston, Haverigg…
Aberystwyth South
Beaches in Ceredigion
6 beaches · 3 rated Excellent
Aberdyfi, Aberdyfi Rural, Aberystwyth North, Aberystwyth South…
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond)
Beaches in London
5 beaches · 2 rated Excellent
Ham and Kingston, River Thames, Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond)…
Rutland Water Whitwell Creek
Beaches in Rutland
2 beaches · 2 rated Excellent
Rutland Water Sykes Lane, Rutland Water Whitwell Creek…
Wallingford Beach, River Thames
Beaches in Berkshire
2 beaches · 0 rated Excellent
Pangbourne Meadow, River Thames, Wallingford Beach, River Thames…
River Severn at Ironbridge
Beaches in Shropshire
2 beaches · 0 rated Excellent
River Severn at Ironbridge, River Severn in Shrewsbury…
Colwick Country Park (West Lake)
Beaches in Nottinghamshire
1 beach · 1 rated Excellent
Colwick Country Park (West Lake)…
Sheep's Green, River Cam
Beaches in Cambridgeshire
1 beach · 0 rated Excellent
Sheep's Green, River Cam…
Cotswold Country Park and Beach
Beaches in Cotswolds
1 beach · 1 rated Excellent
Cotswold Country Park and Beach…
Wolvercote Mill Stream
Beaches in Oxfordshire
1 beach · 0 rated Excellent
Wolvercote Mill Stream…
River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens
Beaches in Wiltshire
1 beach · 0 rated Excellent
River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens…
Henleaze Lake
Beaches in Bristol
1 beach · 1 rated Excellent
Henleaze Lake…
River Teme in Ludlow
Beaches in Herefordshire
1 beach · 0 rated Excellent
River Teme in Ludlow…
Sandy Lane, Chester
Beaches in Cheshire
1 beach · 0 rated Excellent
Sandy Lane, Chester…
Water-quality classifications are the Environment Agency's official annual ratings for designated bathing waters in England (Open Government Licence). Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland publish theirs separately.