Swimming spots near Peterhead
6 swimming spots within 30 km of Peterhead, 6 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Nearest first — the closest is Peterhead (Lido), about 1 km away.
6 with no current pollution alert. 4 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Peterhead (Lido)1.2 km from PeterheadGood to go
- Cruden Bay11.6 km from PeterheadGood to go
- Collieston19.8 km from PeterheadGood to go
- Fraserburgh (Philorth)21.9 km from PeterheadGood to go
- Fraserburgh (Tiger Hill)23.2 km from PeterheadGood to go
- Rosehearty29.2 km from PeterheadGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Peterhead?
- 6 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Peterhead, 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 Peterhead?
- Peterhead (Lido) in Scotland, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 6 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 Peterhead?
- 6 of these 6 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 Peterhead have the best water quality?
- 4 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 Peterhead right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Peterhead is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. That is not a safety clearance — check the conditions in front of you before going in.