Swimming spots near Weymouth
16 swimming spots within 30 km of Weymouth, 16 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Weymouth Central, about 1 km away.
15 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 13 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Weymouth Central0.6 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Portland Harbour Castle Cove1.5 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle1.8 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Weymouth Lodmoor2.0 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Bowleaze Cove3.7 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Ringstead Bay7.6 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Church Ope Cove8.2 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Durdle Door West12.6 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Durdle Door East12.8 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Lulworth Cove14.5 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Hive21.3 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Kimmeridge Bay22.8 km from WeymouthGood to go
- East Beach at West Bay24.3 km from WeymouthNot monitored
- West Bay (West)24.7 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Eypemouth26.1 km from WeymouthGood to go
- Seatown29.0 km from WeymouthGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Weymouth?
- 16 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Weymouth, 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 Weymouth?
- Weymouth Central in Dorset, about 1 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 Weymouth?
- 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 Weymouth have the best water quality?
- 13 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 Weymouth right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Weymouth 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.