Swimming spots near Shildon
3 swimming spots within 30 km of Shildon, 3 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Swale above Richmond Falls, about 26 km away.
2 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 1 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Swale above Richmond Falls26.4 km from ShildonNot monitored
- Crimdon27.8 km from ShildonGood to go
- Seaton Carew North30.0 km from ShildonGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Shildon?
- 3 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Shildon, 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 Shildon?
- Swale above Richmond Falls in North Yorkshire, about 26 km away. It is the closest of the 3 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 Shildon?
- 3 of these 3 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 Shildon have the best water quality?
- 1 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 Shildon right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Shildon is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 1 of the 3 are not monitored, so nothing is published for them either way. That is not a safety clearance — check the conditions in front of you before going in.