Swimming spots near Falmouth
50 swimming spots within 30 km of Falmouth, 50 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Gyllyngvase, about 1 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 49 with no current pollution alert. 46 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Gyllyngvase1.2 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Swanpool1.7 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Maenporth3.8 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthcurnick7.7 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthallow9.7 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Pendower10.3 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthoustock11.1 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Coverack14.7 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Kennack Sands18.0 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthluney18.4 km from FalmouthCaution
- Porthtowan19.2 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Church Cove19.2 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Poldhu Cove19.3 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthleven Sands19.4 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Polurrian Cove19.8 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Portreath19.9 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Chapel Porth20.0 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Trevaunance Cove20.6 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Vault Beach21.9 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Gorran Haven Little Perhaver22.2 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Perranporth22.4 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Praa Sands East23.0 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Portmellon23.4 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Perranporth Penhale Sands23.4 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Praa Sands West23.7 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Polstreath24.2 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Gwithian Towans24.4 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Godrevy Towans24.6 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Upton Towans24.7 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Pentewan25.1 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Hayle Towans25.4 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Mexico Towans25.8 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthkidney Sands26.7 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Holywell Bay26.9 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Perranuthnoe27.1 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Crantock28.2 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthpean28.5 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Carbis Bay28.6 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Fistral South28.9 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Towan28.9 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Great Western29.0 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Duporth29.0 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Tolcarne29.2 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Fistral North29.3 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Marazion29.5 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthminster29.6 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Lusty Glaze29.6 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Charlestown29.7 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porthgwidden29.8 km from FalmouthGood to go
- Porth30.0 km from FalmouthGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Falmouth?
- 50 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Falmouth, 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 Falmouth?
- Gyllyngvase in Cornwall, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 50 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 Falmouth?
- 50 of these 50 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 Falmouth have the best water quality?
- 46 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 Falmouth right now?
- 1 of the 50 is currently flagged, and 49 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.