Swimming spots near Weston-super-Mare
13 swimming spots within 30 km of Weston-super-Mare, 13 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Weston Main, about 1 km away.
2 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 2 carrying a caution. 8 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 3 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Weston Main0.8 km from Weston-super-MareCaution
- Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay2.1 km from Weston-super-MareDo not swim
- Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway2.6 km from Weston-super-MareDo not swim
- Brean3.7 km from Weston-super-MareGood to go
- Berrow North of Unity Farm7.8 km from Weston-super-MareGood to go
- Clevedon Beach13.3 km from Weston-super-MareGood to go
- Penarth Beach16.2 km from Weston-super-MareGood to go
- Jackson's Bay Barry Island20.4 km from Weston-super-MareGood to go
- Whitmore Bay Barry Island21.1 km from Weston-super-MareGood to go
- Watch House Bay21.9 km from Weston-super-MareCaution
- Cold Knap Barry22.7 km from Weston-super-MareGood to go
- Llanishen Reservoir24.5 km from Weston-super-MareGood to go
- Fontygary Bay27.2 km from Weston-super-MareNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Weston-super-Mare?
- 13 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Weston-super-Mare, 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 Weston-super-Mare?
- Weston Main in North Somerset, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 13 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 Weston-super-Mare?
- 13 of these 13 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales. 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 Weston-super-Mare have the best water quality?
- 3 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 Weston-super-Mare right now?
- 4 of the 13 are currently flagged, including 2 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.