Swimming spots near Berwick-upon-Tweed
6 swimming spots within 30 km of Berwick-upon-Tweed, 6 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Nearest first — the closest is Spittal, about 2 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 5 with no current pollution alert. 3 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Spittal1.6 km from Berwick-upon-TweedGood to go
- Eyemouth12.8 km from Berwick-upon-TweedCaution
- Coldingham15.9 km from Berwick-upon-TweedGood to go
- Bamburgh Castle25.5 km from Berwick-upon-TweedGood to go
- Pease Bay27.5 km from Berwick-upon-TweedGood to go
- Seahouses North29.0 km from Berwick-upon-TweedGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Berwick-upon-Tweed?
- 6 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Berwick-upon-Tweed, 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 Berwick-upon-Tweed?
- Spittal in Northumberland, about 2 km away. It is the closest of the 6 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 Berwick-upon-Tweed?
- 6 of these 6 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environment Agency (England) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 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 Berwick-upon-Tweed have the best water quality?
- 3 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 Berwick-upon-Tweed right now?
- 1 of the 6 is currently flagged, and 5 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.