Swimming spots near Margate
20 swimming spots within 30 km of Margate, 20 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Margate The Bay, about 0 km away.
2 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 1 carrying a caution. 17 with no current pollution alert. 11 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Margate The Bay0.4 km from MargateGood to go
- Margate Fulsam Rock0.6 km from MargateDo not swim
- Walpole Bay, Margate1.3 km from MargateGood to go
- Westbrook Bay, Margate1.3 km from MargateGood to go
- St Mildred's Bay, Westgate2.7 km from MargateGood to go
- West Bay, Westgate3.5 km from MargateCaution
- Botany Bay, Broadstairs3.7 km from MargateGood to go
- Joss Bay, Broadstairs4.6 km from MargateGood to go
- Broadstairs, Stone Bay5.0 km from MargateGood to go
- Broadstairs, Viking Bay5.4 km from MargateGood to go
- Ramsgate Sands6.9 km from MargateGood to go
- Minnis Bay, Birchington6.9 km from MargateGood to go
- Ramsgate Western Undercliffe7.0 km from MargateGood to go
- Sandwich Bay11.7 km from MargateGood to go
- Herne Bay16.9 km from MargateGood to go
- Deal Castle18.2 km from MargateDo not swim
- Herne Bay Central18.4 km from MargateGood to go
- Tankerton23.5 km from MargateGood to go
- West Beach, Whitstable26.0 km from MargateGood to go
- St Margaret`s Bay26.4 km from MargateGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Margate?
- 20 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Margate, spread across 3 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 Margate?
- Margate The Bay in Thanet, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 20 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 Margate?
- 20 of these 20 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 Margate have the best water quality?
- 11 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 Margate right now?
- 3 of the 20 are currently flagged, including 2 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 17 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.