Research and analysis

Bathing water classifications 2021

Updated 1 December 2023

Bathing waters are listed in geographical order beginning in the North East.

Tunstall and Watcombe have not been sampled in 2021 because access has been closed due to coastal erosion.

Reference Bathing water name Classification
03600 Spittal Excellent
03700 Bamburgh Castle Excellent
03800 Seahouses North Excellent
03900 Beadnell Excellent
04000 Low Newton Excellent
04200 Warkworth Excellent
04250 Amble Links Excellent
04280 Druridge Bay North Excellent
04300 Druridge Bay South Excellent
04400 Newbiggin North Excellent
04500 Newbiggin South Good
04600 Blyth South Beach Excellent
04700 Seaton Sluice Excellent
04800 Whitley Bay Excellent
04900 Tynemouth Cullercoats Poor
05000 Tynemouth Long Sands North Excellent
05100 Tynemouth Long Sands South Excellent
05200 Tynemouth King Edwards Bay Excellent
05300 South Shields Excellent
05400 Marsden Sufficient
05500 Seaburn - Sunderland Excellent
05600 Roker - Sunderland Excellent
05700 Seaham Hall Beach Good
05800 Seaham Beach Excellent
05900 Crimdon Good
06000 Seaton Carew North Good
06100 Seaton Carew Centre Excellent
06200 Seaton Carew North Gare Excellent
06300 Redcar Coatham Excellent
06400 Redcar Lifeboat Station Good
06500 Redcar Granville Good
06600 Redcar Stray Excellent
06650 Marske Sands Good
06700 Saltburn Excellent
06900 Runswick Bay Excellent
07000 Sandsend Good
07100 Whitby Excellent
07200 Robin Hoods Bay Good
07300 Scarborough North Bay Excellent
07400 Scarborough South Bay Sufficient
07500 Cayton Bay Excellent
07600 Filey Good
07700 Reighton Excellent
07900 Flamborough South Landing Excellent
07950 Danes Dyke, Flamborough Excellent
08000 Bridlington North Beach Good
08100 Bridlington South Beach Sufficient
08200 Wilsthorpe Good
08300 Fraisthorpe Good
08600 Skipsea Good
08700 Hornsea Good
08800 Tunstall Un-assessed
08900 Withernsea Good
08901 Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley Poor
09000 Cleethorpes Good
09020 Humberston Fitties Good
09100 Mablethorpe Town Excellent
09200 Sutton-on-Sea Excellent
09300 Moggs Eye Excellent
09400 Anderby Excellent
09500 Chapel St Leonards Excellent
09600 Ingoldmells South Excellent
09700 Skegness Excellent
09750 Colwick Country Park (West Lake) Excellent
09800 Heacham Poor
09850 Hunstanton Main Beach Sufficient
09900 Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) Good
10000 Wells Sufficient
10100 Sheringham Excellent
10125 West Runton Excellent
10150 East Runton Excellent
10200 Cromer Excellent
10300 Mundesley Excellent
10310 Sea Palling Excellent
10325 Hemsby Excellent
10350 Caister Point Excellent
10400 Great Yarmouth North Excellent
10500 Great Yarmouth Pier Excellent
10600 Great Yarmouth South Excellent
10650 Gorleston Beach Excellent
10750 Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Excellent
10800 Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) Good
10830 Southwold The Pier Excellent
10850 Southwold The Denes Good
10900 Felixstowe North Excellent
11000 Felixstowe South Excellent
11100 Dovercourt Excellent
11250 Walton Good
11300 Frinton Good
11350 Holland Excellent
11500 Clacton Excellent
11600 Jaywick Good
11650 Clacton Beach Martello Tower Good
11700 Brightlingsea Excellent
11750 West Mersea Good
11760 Cotswold Country Park and Beach Excellent
11770 Shoebury East Excellent
11780 Shoeburyness Excellent
11800 Southend Thorpe Bay Excellent
11830 Southend Jubilee Good
11850 Southend Three Shells Excellent
11900 Southend Westcliff Bay Excellent
11902 Southend Chalkwell Good
11904 Leigh Bell Wharf Good
11910 Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) Good
11920 Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) Excellent
11930 Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) Good
11940 The Serpentine - Hyde Park Sufficient
11945 Frensham Great Pond Excellent
11950 Sheerness Excellent
11975 Minster Leas Excellent
12000 Leysdown Excellent
12100 West Beach, Whitstable Good
12120 Tankerton Excellent
12150 Herne Bay Central Good
12200 Herne Bay Excellent
12300 Minnis Bay, Birchington Excellent
12350 West Bay, Westgate Excellent
12400 St Mildred’s Bay, Westgate Excellent
12450 Westbrook Bay, Margate Excellent
12500 Margate The Bay Excellent
12600 Margate Fulsam Rock Excellent
12630 Walpole Bay, Margate Excellent
12660 Botany Bay, Broadstairs Excellent
12700 Joss Bay, Broadstairs Excellent
12750 Broadstairs, Stone Bay Excellent
12800 Broadstairs, Viking Bay Sufficient
12850 Ramsgate Sands Good
12900 Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Good
13000 Sandwich Bay Excellent
13100 Deal Castle Good
13200 St Margaret`s Bay Excellent
13300 Folkestone Excellent
13400 Sandgate Excellent
13500 Hythe Excellent
13600 Dymchurch Good
13700 St Mary’s Bay (Kent) Sufficient
13800 Littlestone Good
13900 Camber Good
14000 Winchelsea Excellent
14100 Hastings Pelham Beach Good
14150 St Leonards Excellent
14200 Bexhill Sufficient
14300 Norman`s Bay Good
14400 Pevensey Bay Good
14500 Eastbourne Good
14550 Birling Gap Excellent
14600 Seaford Excellent
14800 Saltdean Excellent
14900 Brighton Kemptown Excellent
14950 Brighton Central Excellent
15000 Hove Excellent
15100 Southwick Excellent
15200 Shoreham Beach Excellent
15300 Lancing, Beach Green Good
15400 Worthing Good
15500 Littlehampton Good
15600 Middleton-on-sea Excellent
15650 Felpham Good
15680 Bognor Regis East Excellent
15700 Bognor Regis (Aldwick) Good
15800 Pagham Excellent
15900 Selsey Excellent
16000 Bracklesham Bay Excellent
16100 West Wittering Excellent
16300 Eastoke Excellent
16350 Beachlands Central Excellent
16400 Beachlands West Excellent
16500 Eastney Excellent
16600 Southsea East Good
16700 Stokes Bay Excellent
16800 Lee-on-Solent Excellent
16850 Hillhead Good
16900 Calshot Excellent
17000 Lepe Excellent
17100 Milford-on-sea Excellent
17200 Christchurch Bay Excellent
17300 Highcliffe Excellent
17400 Compton Bay Excellent
17500 Totland Bay Excellent
17600 Colwell Bay Excellent
17700 Gurnard Good
17800 Cowes Excellent
17900 Ryde Excellent
18000 Seagrove Excellent
18100 St Helens Excellent
18200 Bembridge Excellent
18300 Whitecliff Bay Excellent
18350 Yaverland Excellent
18400 Sandown Excellent
18500 Shanklin Excellent
18600 Ventnor Excellent
18700 Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Excellent
18750 Christchurch Friar`s Cliff Excellent
18800 Christchurch Avon Beach Excellent
18900 Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Excellent
19000 Bournemouth Hengistbury West Excellent
19020 Bournemouth Southbourne Excellent
19030 Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Excellent
19050 Bournemouth Manor Steps Excellent
19060 Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Excellent
19100 Bournemouth Pier Excellent
19150 Bournemouth Durley Chine Excellent
19160 Bournemouth Alum Chine Excellent
19170 Poole Branksome Chine Excellent
19190 Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Excellent
19200 Poole Shore Road Beach Excellent
19350 Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Excellent
19400 Poole Harbour Lake Excellent
19450 Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Good
19600 Shell Bay North Excellent
19700 Studland Knoll House Excellent
19800 Swanage Central Excellent
19900 Kimmeridge Bay Excellent
20000 Lulworth Cove Excellent
20100 Durdle Door East Excellent
20200 Durdle Door West Excellent
20300 Ringstead Bay Excellent
20400 Bowleaze Cove Good
20500 Church Ope Cove Excellent
20600 Weymouth Lodmoor Excellent
20700 Weymouth Central Excellent
20800 Portland Harbour Castle Cove Excellent
20900 Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Good
20970 Hive Excellent
21000 West Bay (West) Excellent
21100 Eypemouth Excellent
21200 Seatown Excellent
21300 Charmouth West Excellent
21500 Lyme Regis Front Beach Good
21600 Seaton (Devon) Excellent
21700 Beer Excellent
21800 Sidmouth Town Excellent
21900 Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Excellent
22000 Ladram Bay Good
22100 Budleigh Salterton Excellent
22200 Sandy Bay Good
22300 Exmouth Excellent
22400 Dawlish Warren Excellent
22500 Dawlish Town Good
22600 Dawlish Coryton Cove Excellent
22700 Teignmouth Holcombe Excellent
22800 Teignmouth Town Excellent
22900 Shaldon Excellent
23000 Ness Cove Excellent
23100 Maidencombe Excellent
23200 Watcombe Un-assessed
23300 Oddicombe Excellent
23400 Babbacombe Excellent
23501 Anstey’s Cove (Torquay) Excellent
23600 Meadfoot Excellent
23700 Beacon Cove Excellent
23800 Torre Abbey Excellent
23900 Hollicombe Good
24000 Paignton Preston Sands Excellent
24100 Paignton Paignton Sands Good
24200 Goodrington Good
24300 Broadsands Excellent
24500 Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Excellent
24600 St Mary’s Bay (Devon) Excellent
24700 Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Excellent
24800 Blackpool Sands Excellent
24900 Slapton Sands Monument Excellent
25000 Slapton Sands Torcross Excellent
25100 Mill Bay Excellent
25200 Salcombe North Sands Excellent
25300 Salcombe South Sands Excellent
25400 Hope Cove Excellent
25500 Thurlestone South Excellent
25600 Thurlestone North Excellent
25700 Bantham Excellent
25800 Bigbury-on-Sea South Excellent
25900 Bigbury-on-Sea North Excellent
26000 Challaborough Excellent
26100 Mothecombe Good
26200 Wembury Excellent
26300 Bovisand Excellent
26400 Plymouth Hoe East Good
26500 Plymouth Hoe West Excellent
26520 Kingsand Excellent
26530 Cawsand Excellent
26560 Tregonhawke Excellent
26570 Sharrow Excellent
26600 Portwrinkle Good
26700 Downderry Excellent
26800 Seaton (Cornwall) Excellent
26900 Millendreath Good
27000 East Looe Good
27100 Readymoney Cove Excellent
27200 Polkerris Good
27300 Par Sands Sufficient
27400 Shorthorn Beach Excellent
27500 Crinnis Beach Excellent
27600 Charlestown Excellent
27700 Duporth Excellent
27800 Porthpean Excellent
27900 Pentewan Excellent
28000 Polstreath Excellent
28100 Portmellon Excellent
28200 Gorran Haven Little Perhaver Good
28300 Vault Beach Excellent
28400 Porthluney Sufficient
28500 Pendower Good
28550 Porthcurnick Good
28600 Gyllyngvase Excellent
28700 Swanpool Excellent
28800 Maenporth Good
28900 Porthallow Excellent
29000 Porthoustock Excellent
29100 Coverack Excellent
29200 Kennack Sands Excellent
29400 Polurrian Cove Excellent
29500 Poldhu Cove Excellent
29501 Church Cove Excellent
29800 Porthleven Sands Good
29900 Praa Sands East Excellent
30000 Praa Sands West Excellent
30100 Perranuthnoe Excellent
30200 Marazion Good
30300 Long Rock Good
30400 Penzance Good
30500 Wherry Town Good
30600 Porthcurno Excellent
30700 Sennen Excellent
30750 Gwynver Excellent
30800 Porthmeor Excellent
30900 Porthgwidden Excellent
31000 Porthminster Excellent
31100 Carbis Bay Excellent
31200 Porthkidney Sands Good
31250 Mexico Towans Excellent
31300 Hayle Towans Excellent
31350 Upton Towans Excellent
31400 Gwithian Towans Excellent
31450 Godrevy Towans Excellent
31500 Portreath Excellent
31600 Porthtowan Excellent
31650 Chapel Porth Excellent
31700 Trevaunance Cove Excellent
31800 Perranporth Excellent
31900 Perranporth Penhale Sands Excellent
32000 Holywell Bay Excellent
32100 Crantock Good
32150 Fistral South Excellent
32200 Fistral North Excellent
32300 Towan Excellent
32310 Great Western Excellent
32320 Tolcarne Excellent
32330 Lusty Glaze Excellent
32340 Porth Good
32400 Watergate Bay Excellent
32500 Mawgan Porth Excellent
32550 Porthcothan Excellent
32600 Treyarnon Bay Excellent
32700 Constantine Bay Excellent
32750 Booby’s Bay Excellent
32800 Mother Ivey`s Bay Excellent
32900 Harlyn Bay Excellent
33000 Trevone Bay Excellent
33200 Daymer Bay Excellent
33300 Polzeath Excellent
33350 Trebarwith Strand Good
33360 Crackington Haven Excellent
33400 Widemouth Sand Excellent
33500 Summerleaze Excellent
33600 Crooklets Excellent
33650 Northcott Mouth Excellent
33700 Sandymouth Excellent
33800 Hartland Quay Excellent
33900 Westward Ho! Excellent
34100 Saunton Sands Excellent
34200 Croyde Bay Good
34300 Putsborough Excellent
34400 Woolacombe Village Excellent
34410 Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Excellent
34450 Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Excellent
34600 Ilfracombe Hele Good
34700 Combe Martin Sufficient
34800 Lynmouth Excellent
34900 Porlock Weir Excellent
35000 Minehead Terminus Good
35100 Dunster Beach Sufficient
35200 Blue Anchor West Sufficient
35500 Berrow North of Unity Farm Good
35600 Brean Good
35700 Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway Sufficient
35800 Weston Main Poor
35900 Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Sufficient
36000 Clevedon Beach Good
36050 Henleaze Lake Good
40750 West Kirby Excellent
40800 Meols Excellent
40900 Moreton Excellent
41000 Wallasey Good
41200 Formby Excellent
41300 Ainsdale Good
41500 Southport Good
41800 St Annes Good
41900 St Annes North Sufficient
42100 Blackpool South Good
42300 Blackpool Central Good
42500 Blackpool North Sufficient
42600 Bispham Excellent
42800 Cleveleys Good
43000 Fleetwood Good
43260 Morecambe South Good
43550 Morecambe North Good
44200 Walney Biggar Bank Excellent
44300 Walney Sandy Gap Excellent
44400 Walney West Shore Excellent
44800 Haverigg Good
45200 Silecroft Excellent
45600 Seascale Good
45625 Windermere, Lakeside YMCA Excellent
45650 Windermere, Millerground Landing Excellent
45675 Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Excellent
45700 Windermere, Fellfoot Excellent
45920 St Bees Excellent
46100 Allonby Good

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