Swimming spots near Kirkcaldy
21 swimming spots within 30 km of Kirkcaldy, 21 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Nearest first — the closest is Kirkcaldy (Seafield), about 2 km away.
7 carrying a caution. 14 with no current pollution alert. 6 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Kirkcaldy (Seafield)1.8 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Kinghorn (Harbour Beach)4.9 km from KirkcaldyCaution
- Kinghorn (Pettycur)5.6 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Burntisland7.0 km from KirkcaldyCaution
- Aberdour (Silversands)10.1 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Aberdour Harbour (Black Sands)10.8 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Wardie Bay15.0 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Leven15.1 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Portobello (West)17.0 km from KirkcaldyCaution
- Lower Largo17.8 km from KirkcaldyCaution
- Portobello (Central)17.9 km from KirkcaldyCaution
- Fisherrow Sands19.1 km from KirkcaldyCaution
- Gullane21.0 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Longniddry21.1 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Seton Sands21.1 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Elie (Harbour) and Earlsferry22.4 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Elie (Ruby Bay)22.8 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- Yellow Craig24.0 km from KirkcaldyCaution
- Broad Sands24.9 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- North Berwick (West)27.7 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
- North Berwick (Milsey Bay)28.7 km from KirkcaldyGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Kirkcaldy?
- 21 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Kirkcaldy, 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 Kirkcaldy?
- Kirkcaldy (Seafield) in Scotland, about 2 km away. It is the closest of the 21 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 Kirkcaldy?
- 21 of these 21 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 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 Kirkcaldy have the best water quality?
- 6 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 Kirkcaldy right now?
- 7 of the 21 are currently flagged, and 14 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.