Swimming spots near Fordingbridge
24 swimming spots within 30 km of Fordingbridge, 24 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is River Avon at Fordingbridge, about 0 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 22 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 22 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- River Avon at Fordingbridge0.2 km from FordingbridgeCaution
- River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens15.7 km from FordingbridgeNot monitored
- Christchurch Highcliffe Castle21.9 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Christchurch Friar`s Cliff22.1 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Highcliffe22.1 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Christchurch Avon Beach22.3 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk23.0 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Bournemouth Southbourne23.1 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Bournemouth Manor Steps23.1 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Christchurch Bay23.2 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East23.3 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Bournemouth Boscombe Pier23.4 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Bournemouth Hengistbury West23.4 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Bournemouth Pier24.2 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Bournemouth Durley Chine24.7 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Bournemouth Alum Chine25.1 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Milford-on-sea25.8 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Poole Branksome Chine25.9 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Poole Canford Cliffs Chine26.7 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Poole Shore Road Beach27.6 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Poole Sandbanks Peninsular28.4 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Poole Harbour Lake28.8 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Poole Harbour Rockley Sands28.9 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
- Shell Bay North29.7 km from FordingbridgeGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Fordingbridge?
- 24 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Fordingbridge, 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 Fordingbridge?
- River Avon at Fordingbridge in New Forest, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 24 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 Fordingbridge?
- 24 of these 24 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 Fordingbridge have the best water quality?
- 22 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 Fordingbridge right now?
- 1 of the 24 is currently flagged, and 22 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.