Swimming spots near St. Austell
45 swimming spots within 30 km of St. Austell, 45 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Duporth, about 3 km away.
1 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 1 carrying a caution. 42 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 37 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Duporth2.6 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Porthpean2.6 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Charlestown2.9 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Crinnis Beach4.3 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Shorthorn Beach5.1 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Pentewan5.7 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Polstreath7.1 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Par Sands7.3 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Polkerris8.0 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Portmellon8.5 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Readymoney Cove10.6 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Gorran Haven Little Perhaver10.8 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Vault Beach11.5 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Porthluney11.8 km from St. AustellCaution
- Lostwithiel, River Fowey11.9 km from St. AustellNot monitored
- Pendower18.3 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Porth21.0 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Porthcurnick21.1 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Watergate Bay21.2 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Lusty Glaze21.3 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Tolcarne21.7 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Great Western21.8 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Mawgan Porth22.2 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Towan22.3 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Fistral North23.3 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Fistral South23.4 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Crantock24.3 km from St. AustellGood to go
- East Looe24.4 km from St. AustellDo not swim
- Porthcothan25.0 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Perranporth Penhale Sands25.5 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Millendreath25.5 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Holywell Bay25.6 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Perranporth25.6 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Treyarnon Bay26.4 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Trevone Bay26.5 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Daymer Bay26.5 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Harlyn Bay26.7 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Constantine Bay27.1 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Polzeath27.7 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Booby's Bay27.7 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Mother Ivey`s Bay27.8 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Trevaunance Cove29.0 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Gyllyngvase29.0 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Seaton (Cornwall)29.1 km from St. AustellGood to go
- Swanpool29.7 km from St. AustellGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near St. Austell?
- 45 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of St. Austell, spread across 1 area. 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 St. Austell?
- Duporth in Cornwall, about 3 km away. It is the closest of the 45 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 St. Austell?
- 45 of these 45 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 St. Austell have the best water quality?
- 37 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 St. Austell right now?
- 2 of the 45 are currently flagged, including 1 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 42 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.