Swimming spots near Ivybridge
41 swimming spots within 30 km of Ivybridge, 41 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary, about 9 km away.
3 carrying a caution. 37 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 30 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary9.1 km from IvybridgeCaution
- Mothecombe9.5 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Challaborough11.7 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Bigbury-on-Sea North12.2 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Bigbury-on-Sea South12.4 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Newton and Noss12.4 km from IvybridgeNot monitored
- Bantham12.9 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Wembury14.4 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Thurlestone North14.8 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Thurlestone South15.2 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Bovisand15.6 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Plymouth Hoe East16.1 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Plymouth Hoe West16.4 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Hope Cove17.1 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Steamer Quay, Dart Estuary17.3 km from IvybridgeCaution
- Plymouth Firestone Bay17.6 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Salcombe North Sands20.5 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Salcombe South Sands20.7 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Stoke Gabriel, Dart Estuary20.9 km from IvybridgeCaution
- Mill Bay20.9 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Kingsand21.0 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Cawsand21.2 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Slapton Sands Monument22.7 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Dittisham, Dart Estuary22.7 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Blackpool Sands23.3 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Slapton Sands Torcross23.5 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Tregonhawke23.7 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Sharrow24.7 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Warfleet Creek, Dart Estuary25.0 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Dartmouth Castle Cove25.6 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Goodrington25.6 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Broadsands25.8 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Paignton Paignton Sands25.9 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Paignton Preston Sands26.3 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Hollicombe26.6 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Portwrinkle27.9 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Torre Abbey28.2 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Beacon Cove28.9 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone)29.3 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- St Mary's Bay (Devon)29.4 km from IvybridgeGood to go
- Meadfoot29.8 km from IvybridgeGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Ivybridge?
- 41 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Ivybridge, 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 Ivybridge?
- Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary in South Hams, about 9 km away. It is the closest of the 41 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 Ivybridge?
- 41 of these 41 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 Ivybridge have the best water quality?
- 30 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 Ivybridge right now?
- 3 of the 41 are currently flagged, and 37 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.