Swimming spots near Sittingbourne
16 swimming spots within 30 km of Sittingbourne, 16 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Minster Leas, about 11 km away.
15 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 8 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Minster Leas11.5 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Sheerness11.7 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Leysdown14.7 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- West Beach, Whitstable19.3 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Shoeburyness20.6 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Southend Jubilee20.9 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Southend Thorpe Bay21.1 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Canvey Island Foreshore21.5 km from SittingbourneNot monitored
- Southend Three Shells21.5 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Tankerton21.8 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Shoebury East21.9 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Southend Westcliff Bay22.0 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Southend Chalkwell22.4 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Leigh Bell Wharf22.9 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Herne Bay Central26.9 km from SittingbourneGood to go
- Herne Bay28.4 km from SittingbourneGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Sittingbourne?
- 16 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Sittingbourne, spread across 4 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 Sittingbourne?
- Minster Leas in Swale, about 11 km away. It is the closest of the 16 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 Sittingbourne?
- 16 of these 16 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 Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Sittingbourne is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 1 of the 16 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.