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Bathing waters: list of designated waters in England

Current list of designated bathing waters in England.

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List of designated bathing waters for the 2023 bathing season 15 May to 30 September.

Published 10 August 2015
Last updated 13 July 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated local authority details.

  2. 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.

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

  4. Updated to include 2021 bathing waters.

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

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

  7. 2018 list of bathing waters added.

  8. Added the list of 2017 designated bathing waters.

  9. Added the 2016 list of bathing waters

  10. First published.