Swimming spots near Deal
23 swimming spots within 30 km of Deal, 23 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Deal Castle, about 0 km away.
2 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 2 carrying a caution. 18 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 12 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Deal Castle0.2 km from DealDo not swim
- Sandwich Bay6.7 km from DealGood to go
- St Margaret`s Bay8.2 km from DealGood to go
- Ramsgate Western Undercliffe11.4 km from DealGood to go
- Ramsgate Sands12.1 km from DealGood to go
- Broadstairs, Viking Bay15.1 km from DealGood to go
- Broadstairs, Stone Bay16.1 km from DealGood to go
- Joss Bay, Broadstairs17.5 km from DealGood to go
- Westbrook Bay, Margate18.2 km from DealGood to go
- Margate The Bay18.3 km from DealGood to go
- West Bay, Westgate18.4 km from DealCaution
- St Mildred's Bay, Westgate18.4 km from DealGood to go
- Botany Bay, Broadstairs18.5 km from DealGood to go
- Walpole Bay, Margate18.7 km from DealGood to go
- Margate Fulsam Rock18.8 km from DealDo not swim
- Minnis Bay, Birchington19.3 km from DealGood to go
- Folkestone21.6 km from DealCaution
- Sandgate Granville Parade24.5 km from DealNot monitored
- Herne Bay24.8 km from DealGood to go
- Herne Bay Central25.7 km from DealGood to go
- Seabrook26.0 km from DealGood to go
- Hythe28.6 km from DealGood to go
- Tankerton29.4 km from DealGood to go
Browse the wider area
Common questions
- Where can you swim near Deal?
- 23 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Deal, 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 Deal?
- Deal Castle in Dover, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 23 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 Deal?
- 23 of these 23 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 Deal have the best water quality?
- 12 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 Deal right now?
- 4 of the 23 are currently flagged, including 2 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 18 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.