Swimming spots near Ambleside
8 swimming spots within 30 km of Ambleside, 8 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Windermere, Millerground Landing, about 6 km away.
2 carrying a caution. 6 with no current pollution alert. 4 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Windermere, Millerground Landing6.3 km from AmblesideGood to go
- Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow6.5 km from AmblesideGood to go
- Coniston Water, Monk Coniston8.9 km from AmblesideGood to go
- Coniston Water, Boating Centre10.1 km from AmblesideCaution
- Windermere, Lakeside YMCA14.6 km from AmblesideGood to go
- Coniston Water, Brown Howe15.8 km from AmblesideGood to go
- Windermere, Fellfoot17.5 km from AmblesideGood to go
- Derwent Water at Crow Park21.5 km from AmblesideCaution
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Ambleside?
- 8 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Ambleside, spread across 2 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Ambleside?
- Windermere, Millerground Landing in Westmorland and Furness, about 6 km away. It is the closest of the 8 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Ambleside?
- 8 of these 8 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environment Agency (England). Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Ambleside have the best water quality?
- 4 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Ambleside right now?
- 2 of the 8 are currently flagged, and 6 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.