Swimming spots near Budleigh Salterton
32 swimming spots within 30 km of Budleigh Salterton, 32 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Budleigh Salterton, about 1 km away.
4 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 1 carrying a caution. 27 with no current pollution alert. 23 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Budleigh Salterton0.6 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Sandy Bay3.6 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Ladram Bay4.7 km from Budleigh SaltertonDo not swim
- Exmouth5.6 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder7.6 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Sidmouth Town7.9 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Dawlish Warren8.6 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Dawlish Town11.1 km from Budleigh SaltertonDo not swim
- Dawlish Coryton Cove11.7 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Teignmouth Holcombe12.8 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Teignmouth Town15.0 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Shaldon15.9 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Ness Cove15.9 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Beer18.3 km from Budleigh SaltertonDo not swim
- Maidencombe19.0 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Seaton (Devon)19.9 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Watcombe20.0 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Oddicombe21.1 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Babbacombe21.1 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Anstey's Cove (Torquay)21.4 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Meadfoot23.1 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Beacon Cove23.6 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Torre Abbey23.7 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Hollicombe25.7 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Paignton Preston Sands26.2 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Paignton Paignton Sands27.1 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Goodrington28.2 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone)28.4 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Lyme Regis Front Beach29.3 km from Budleigh SaltertonDo not swim
- Broadsands29.6 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- St Mary's Bay (Devon)29.9 km from Budleigh SaltertonGood to go
- Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach29.9 km from Budleigh SaltertonCaution
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Budleigh Salterton?
- 32 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Budleigh Salterton, 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 Budleigh Salterton?
- Budleigh Salterton in East Devon, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 32 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 Budleigh Salterton?
- 32 of these 32 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 Budleigh Salterton have the best water quality?
- 23 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 Budleigh Salterton right now?
- 5 of the 32 are currently flagged, including 4 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 27 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.