Swimming spots near Bude
8 swimming spots within 30 km of Bude, 8 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Summerleaze, about 0 km away.
8 with no current pollution alert. 7 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Summerleaze0.5 km from BudeGood to go
- Crooklets0.9 km from BudeGood to go
- Northcott Mouth2.3 km from BudeGood to go
- Sandymouth3.7 km from BudeGood to go
- Widemouth Sand4.0 km from BudeGood to go
- Crackington Haven11.4 km from BudeGood to go
- Hartland Quay18.6 km from BudeGood to go
- Trebarwith Strand25.4 km from BudeGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Bude?
- 8 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Bude, 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 Bude?
- Summerleaze in Cornwall, about 0 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 Bude?
- 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 Bude have the best water quality?
- 7 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 Bude right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Bude is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. That is not a safety clearance — check the conditions in front of you before going in.