Swimming spots near Bournemouth
31 swimming spots within 30 km of Bournemouth, 31 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Bournemouth Pier, about 1 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 30 with no current pollution alert. 30 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Bournemouth Pier0.6 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Durley Chine1.0 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Alum Chine1.5 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Boscombe Pier2.5 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Poole Branksome Chine2.6 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Manor Steps3.4 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Poole Canford Cliffs Chine3.6 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk4.4 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Poole Shore Road Beach4.5 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Poole Sandbanks Peninsular5.3 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Southbourne6.2 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Shell Bay North6.7 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Hengistbury West7.7 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Studland Knoll House9.1 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East9.7 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Poole Harbour Lake10.3 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Christchurch Avon Beach10.3 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Christchurch Friar`s Cliff10.7 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Poole Harbour Rockley Sands11.3 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Christchurch Highcliffe Castle11.8 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Highcliffe12.9 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Swanage Central13.1 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Christchurch Bay15.4 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Milford-on-sea19.0 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Kimmeridge Bay21.5 km from BournemouthGood to go
- River Avon at Fordingbridge23.8 km from BournemouthCaution
- Totland Bay23.9 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Colwell Bay24.3 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Lulworth Cove28.4 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Durdle Door East29.8 km from BournemouthGood to go
- Compton Bay29.9 km from BournemouthGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Bournemouth?
- 31 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Bournemouth, spread across 4 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 Bournemouth?
- Bournemouth Pier in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 31 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 Bournemouth?
- 31 of these 31 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 Bournemouth have the best water quality?
- 30 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 Bournemouth right now?
- 1 of the 31 is currently flagged, and 30 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.