Swimming spots near Scarborough
14 swimming spots within 30 km of Scarborough, 14 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Scarborough South Bay, about 0 km away.
4 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 2 carrying a caution. 8 with no current pollution alert. 6 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Scarborough South Bay0.4 km from ScarboroughCaution
- Scarborough North Bay1.3 km from ScarboroughDo not swim
- Cayton Bay4.8 km from ScarboroughGood to go
- Filey11.2 km from ScarboroughGood to go
- Reighton15.9 km from ScarboroughGood to go
- Robin Hoods Bay18.5 km from ScarboroughCaution
- Bridlington North Beach26.0 km from ScarboroughGood to go
- Danes Dyke, Flamborough26.0 km from ScarboroughGood to go
- Bridlington South Beach26.3 km from ScarboroughDo not swim
- Flamborough South Landing27.0 km from ScarboroughGood to go
- Wilsthorpe27.1 km from ScarboroughDo not swim
- Whitby27.4 km from ScarboroughGood to go
- Fraisthorpe28.7 km from ScarboroughDo not swim
- Sandsend29.9 km from ScarboroughGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Scarborough?
- 14 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Scarborough, spread across 2 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 Scarborough?
- Scarborough South Bay in North Yorkshire, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 14 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 Scarborough?
- 14 of these 14 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 Scarborough have the best water quality?
- 6 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 Scarborough right now?
- 6 of the 14 are currently flagged, including 4 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 8 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.