Swimming spots near Minehead
13 swimming spots within 30 km of Minehead, 12 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Minehead Terminus, about 1 km away.
1 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 3 carrying a caution. 7 with no current pollution alert. 2 not monitored. 5 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Minehead Terminus0.8 km from MineheadCaution
- Dunster Beach3.9 km from MineheadDo not swim
- Blue Anchor West6.0 km from MineheadCaution
- Porlock Weir10.4 km from MineheadGood to go
- Limpert Bay20.3 km from MineheadNot monitored
- Col-Huw Beach (Llantwit Major)21.3 km from MineheadGood to go
- Fontygary Bay21.3 km from MineheadNot monitored
- Cold Knap Barry24.1 km from MineheadGood to go
- Watch House Bay24.3 km from MineheadCaution
- Lynmouth24.3 km from MineheadGood to go
- Whitmore Bay Barry Island24.8 km from MineheadGood to go
- Jackson's Bay Barry Island25.5 km from MineheadGood to go
- Southerndown28.2 km from MineheadGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Minehead?
- 13 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Minehead, 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 Minehead?
- Minehead Terminus in Somerset, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 13 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 Minehead?
- 12 of these 13 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales. 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 Minehead 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 Minehead right now?
- 4 of the 13 are currently flagged, including 1 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 7 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.