Swimming spots near Hornsea
10 swimming spots within 30 km of Hornsea, 10 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Hornsea, about 1 km away.
3 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 6 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 5 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Hornsea0.6 km from HornseaGood to go
- Skipsea5.6 km from HornseaNot monitored
- Fraisthorpe15.3 km from HornseaDo not swim
- Wilsthorpe17.2 km from HornseaDo not swim
- Bridlington South Beach18.3 km from HornseaDo not swim
- Bridlington North Beach19.3 km from HornseaGood to go
- Danes Dyke, Flamborough21.3 km from HornseaGood to go
- Flamborough South Landing21.5 km from HornseaGood to go
- Withernsea24.4 km from HornseaGood to go
- Reighton28.9 km from HornseaGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Hornsea?
- 10 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Hornsea, spread across 2 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 Hornsea?
- Hornsea in East Riding of Yorkshire, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 10 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 Hornsea?
- 10 of these 10 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 Hornsea have the best water quality?
- 5 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 Hornsea right now?
- 3 of the 10 are currently flagged, including 3 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 6 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.