Swimming spots near Honiton
15 swimming spots within 30 km of Honiton, 15 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Beer, about 13 km away.
3 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 2 carrying a caution. 10 with no current pollution alert. 10 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Beer13.4 km from HonitonDo not swim
- Seaton (Devon)13.6 km from HonitonGood to go
- Sidmouth Town14.2 km from HonitonGood to go
- Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder14.4 km from HonitonGood to go
- Ladram Bay16.9 km from HonitonDo not swim
- Lyme Regis Front Beach19.7 km from HonitonDo not swim
- Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach20.0 km from HonitonCaution
- Budleigh Salterton21.0 km from HonitonGood to go
- Charmouth West21.3 km from HonitonGood to go
- Sandy Bay24.6 km from HonitonGood to go
- River Tone at French Weir Park24.9 km from HonitonCaution
- Exmouth25.8 km from HonitonGood to go
- Seatown27.0 km from HonitonGood to go
- Dawlish Warren28.4 km from HonitonGood to go
- Eypemouth29.9 km from HonitonGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Honiton?
- 15 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Honiton, 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 Honiton?
- Beer in East Devon, about 13 km away. It is the closest of the 15 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 Honiton?
- 15 of these 15 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 Honiton have the best water quality?
- 10 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 Honiton right now?
- 5 of the 15 are currently flagged, including 3 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 10 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.