Swimming spots near Ellon
5 swimming spots within 30 km of Ellon, 5 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Nearest first — the closest is Collieston, about 8 km away.
5 with no current pollution alert. 4 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Collieston8.5 km from EllonGood to go
- Balmedie12.4 km from EllonGood to go
- Cruden Bay13.8 km from EllonGood to go
- Peterhead (Lido)22.1 km from EllonGood to go
- Aberdeen23.3 km from EllonGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Ellon?
- 5 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Ellon, 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 Ellon?
- Collieston in Scotland, about 8 km away. It is the closest of the 5 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 Ellon?
- 5 of these 5 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 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 Ellon have the best water quality?
- 4 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 Ellon right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Ellon 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.