Swimming spots near Sandown
28 swimming spots within 30 km of Sandown, 28 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Sandown, about 0 km away.
7 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 21 with no current pollution alert. 22 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Sandown0.2 km from SandownGood to go
- Yaverland1.6 km from SandownGood to go
- Shanklin3.4 km from SandownGood to go
- Whitecliff Bay4.6 km from SandownGood to go
- St Helens6.2 km from SandownGood to go
- Bembridge6.8 km from SandownGood to go
- Seagrove7.6 km from SandownGood to go
- Ventnor7.9 km from SandownGood to go
- Ryde8.5 km from SandownDo not swim
- Stokes Bay13.7 km from SandownDo not swim
- Southsea East14.7 km from SandownDo not swim
- East Cowes15.3 km from SandownGood to go
- Eastney16.3 km from SandownDo not swim
- Lee-on-Solent16.7 km from SandownGood to go
- Cowes16.7 km from SandownGood to go
- Gurnard16.9 km from SandownGood to go
- Hayling Beachlands West17.9 km from SandownDo not swim
- Hillhead18.4 km from SandownGood to go
- Hayling Beachlands Central18.4 km from SandownDo not swim
- Hayling Eastoke19.1 km from SandownDo not swim
- Lepe20.2 km from SandownGood to go
- Calshot20.7 km from SandownGood to go
- West Wittering21.7 km from SandownGood to go
- Compton Bay22.2 km from SandownGood to go
- Bracklesham Bay23.7 km from SandownGood to go
- Colwell Bay27.4 km from SandownGood to go
- Totland Bay27.8 km from SandownGood to go
- Selsey28.4 km from SandownGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Sandown?
- 28 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Sandown, 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 Sandown?
- Sandown in Isle of Wight, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 28 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 Sandown?
- 28 of these 28 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 Sandown have the best water quality?
- 22 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 Sandown right now?
- 7 of the 28 are currently flagged, including 7 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.