Swimming spots near Petersfield
12 swimming spots within 30 km of Petersfield, 12 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Frensham Great Pond, about 20 km away.
7 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 5 with no current pollution alert. 8 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Frensham Great Pond20.1 km from PetersfieldDo not swim
- Hayling Beachlands Central24.6 km from PetersfieldDo not swim
- Hayling Beachlands West24.7 km from PetersfieldDo not swim
- Hayling Eastoke24.8 km from PetersfieldDo not swim
- West Wittering25.2 km from PetersfieldGood to go
- Eastney25.3 km from PetersfieldDo not swim
- Southsea East26.8 km from PetersfieldDo not swim
- Bracklesham Bay27.4 km from PetersfieldGood to go
- Hillhead29.1 km from PetersfieldGood to go
- Stokes Bay29.1 km from PetersfieldDo not swim
- Lee-on-Solent29.1 km from PetersfieldGood to go
- Pagham29.7 km from PetersfieldGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Petersfield?
- 12 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Petersfield, spread across 7 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 Petersfield?
- Frensham Great Pond in Waverley, about 20 km away. It is the closest of the 12 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 Petersfield?
- 12 of these 12 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 Petersfield have the best water quality?
- 8 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 Petersfield right now?
- 7 of the 12 are currently flagged, including 7 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 5 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.