Guidance

Bathing waters: list of designated waters in England

Current list of designated bathing waters in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 10 August 2015
• Last updated: 14 May 2026
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  1. 14 May 2026

     Updated the list of designated bathing waters for the 2026 season. We've added 13 new sites to the list.

  2. 25 September 2025

     Updated the list of designated bathing waters.

  3. 15 May 2025

     The list of designated bathing waters remains unchanged for 2025. This is because the application window was closed during the 2024 bathing season.

  4. 25 July 2024

     Updated the list of designated bathing waters.

  5. 13 May 2024

     Updated the list of designated bathing waters.

  6. 13 July 2023

     Updated local authority details.

  7. 14 May 2023

     We have added Firestone Bay, Whitwell Creek, Sykes Lane Bathing Beach and River Deben Estuary to the list of designated bathing waters. Tunstall Beach was removed from the list.

  8. 13 May 2022

     Updated the list of designated bathing waters for the 2022 season (15 May to 30 September).

  9. 6 May 2021

     Updated to include 2021 bathing waters.

  10. 15 May 2020

      Updated the list of designated bathing waters for the 2020 season (15 May to 30 September).

  11. 3 May 2019

      Updated the list to include bathing waters for the 2019 season.

  12. 2 May 2018

      2018 list of bathing waters added.

  13. 27 July 2017

      Added the list of 2017 designated bathing waters.

  14. 24 May 2016

      Added the 2016 list of bathing waters

  15. 10 August 2015

      First published.

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List of current designated bathing waters in England.