Swimming spots near Plymouth
24 swimming spots within 30 km of Plymouth, 24 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Plymouth Hoe East, about 1 km away.
1 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 1 carrying a caution. 21 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 17 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Plymouth Hoe East0.8 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Plymouth Hoe West0.9 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Plymouth Firestone Bay1.8 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Bovisand4.3 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Kingsand5.8 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Cawsand6.1 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Wembury7.2 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Tregonhawke7.9 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Sharrow8.7 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Newton and Noss9.9 km from PlymouthNot monitored
- Portwrinkle11.8 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Mothecombe15.1 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary15.4 km from PlymouthCaution
- Downderry16.2 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Seaton (Cornwall)17.3 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Challaborough19.7 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Bigbury-on-Sea North20.0 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Bigbury-on-Sea South20.2 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Millendreath20.9 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Bantham21.4 km from PlymouthGood to go
- East Looe22.0 km from PlymouthDo not swim
- Thurlestone North23.2 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Thurlestone South23.7 km from PlymouthGood to go
- Hope Cove24.7 km from PlymouthGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Plymouth?
- 24 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Plymouth, 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 Plymouth?
- Plymouth Hoe East in City of Plymouth, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 24 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 Plymouth?
- 24 of these 24 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 Plymouth have the best water quality?
- 17 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 Plymouth right now?
- 2 of the 24 are currently flagged, including 1 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 21 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.