Swimming spots near Yarmouth
36 swimming spots within 30 km of Yarmouth, 36 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Colwell Bay, about 3 km away.
2 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 34 with no current pollution alert. 33 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Colwell Bay3.3 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Totland Bay4.3 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Compton Bay5.9 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Milford-on-sea8.2 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Christchurch Bay12.0 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Lepe13.4 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Gurnard13.7 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Highcliffe14.5 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Cowes15.0 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Christchurch Highcliffe Castle15.6 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Christchurch Friar`s Cliff16.5 km from YarmouthGood to go
- East Cowes16.5 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Christchurch Avon Beach16.8 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Calshot17.2 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East17.2 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Hengistbury West19.2 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Southbourne20.7 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk22.5 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Hillhead22.7 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Lee-on-Solent23.3 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Manor Steps23.5 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Ventnor23.9 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Boscombe Pier24.4 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Shanklin24.5 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Ryde24.7 km from YarmouthDo not swim
- Sandown25.2 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Stokes Bay25.8 km from YarmouthDo not swim
- Yaverland26.2 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Pier26.6 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Durley Chine27.5 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Seagrove27.6 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Bournemouth Alum Chine27.9 km from YarmouthGood to go
- St Helens28.2 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Whitecliff Bay28.7 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Poole Branksome Chine29.0 km from YarmouthGood to go
- Poole Canford Cliffs Chine29.7 km from YarmouthGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Yarmouth?
- 36 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Yarmouth, spread across 5 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 Yarmouth?
- Colwell Bay in Isle of Wight, about 3 km away. It is the closest of the 36 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 Yarmouth?
- 36 of these 36 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 Yarmouth have the best water quality?
- 33 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 Yarmouth right now?
- 2 of the 36 are currently flagged, including 2 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 34 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.