Swimming spots near Bodmin
39 swimming spots within 30 km of Bodmin, 39 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Lostwithiel, River Fowey, about 8 km away.
1 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 1 carrying a caution. 36 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 31 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Lostwithiel, River Fowey8.1 km from BodminNot monitored
- Par Sands13.9 km from BodminGood to go
- Shorthorn Beach14.8 km from BodminGood to go
- Crinnis Beach15.0 km from BodminGood to go
- Polkerris15.1 km from BodminGood to go
- Charlestown15.7 km from BodminGood to go
- Duporth16.2 km from BodminGood to go
- Porthpean16.6 km from BodminGood to go
- Readymoney Cove16.7 km from BodminGood to go
- Daymer Bay17.5 km from BodminGood to go
- Polzeath17.8 km from BodminGood to go
- Trebarwith Strand19.6 km from BodminGood to go
- Trevone Bay19.7 km from BodminGood to go
- Pentewan20.8 km from BodminGood to go
- Harlyn Bay20.8 km from BodminGood to go
- Porthcothan21.6 km from BodminGood to go
- Mawgan Porth21.9 km from BodminGood to go
- Treyarnon Bay22.0 km from BodminGood to go
- Mother Ivey`s Bay22.1 km from BodminGood to go
- Constantine Bay22.2 km from BodminGood to go
- Polstreath22.2 km from BodminGood to go
- Booby's Bay22.6 km from BodminGood to go
- Watergate Bay22.7 km from BodminGood to go
- East Looe23.4 km from BodminDo not swim
- Portmellon23.6 km from BodminGood to go
- Millendreath23.8 km from BodminGood to go
- Porth24.1 km from BodminGood to go
- Lusty Glaze24.7 km from BodminGood to go
- Tolcarne25.4 km from BodminGood to go
- Great Western25.7 km from BodminGood to go
- Gorran Haven Little Perhaver26.0 km from BodminGood to go
- Towan26.2 km from BodminGood to go
- Vault Beach26.6 km from BodminGood to go
- Seaton (Cornwall)26.7 km from BodminGood to go
- Fistral North27.1 km from BodminGood to go
- Porthluney27.3 km from BodminCaution
- Fistral South27.4 km from BodminGood to go
- Downderry27.9 km from BodminGood to go
- Crantock28.9 km from BodminGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Bodmin?
- 39 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Bodmin, spread across 1 area. 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 Bodmin?
- Lostwithiel, River Fowey in Cornwall, about 8 km away. It is the closest of the 39 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 Bodmin?
- 39 of these 39 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 Bodmin have the best water quality?
- 31 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 Bodmin right now?
- 2 of the 39 are currently flagged, including 1 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 36 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.