Swimming spots near Whitby
8 swimming spots within 30 km of Whitby, 8 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Whitby, about 1 km away.
1 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 2 carrying a caution. 5 with no current pollution alert. 3 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Whitby0.9 km from WhitbyGood to go
- Sandsend3.8 km from WhitbyGood to go
- Robin Hoods Bay8.2 km from WhitbyCaution
- Runswick Bay10.1 km from WhitbyGood to go
- Scarborough North Bay25.3 km from WhitbyDo not swim
- Saltburn25.5 km from WhitbyGood to go
- Scarborough South Bay26.8 km from WhitbyCaution
- Marske Sands28.9 km from WhitbyGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Whitby?
- 8 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Whitby, spread across 2 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 Whitby?
- Whitby in North Yorkshire, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 8 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 Whitby?
- 8 of these 8 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 Whitby 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 Whitby right now?
- 3 of the 8 are currently flagged, including 1 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 5 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.