What does an 'Excellent' water quality rating mean?

'Excellent' is the highest official designation awarded under UK Bathing Water Regulations. It signifies extremely low bacterial levels based on 4 years of continuous sampling.

How does heavy rainfall affect coastal water quality?

Heavy rain can cause surface runoff and storm overflow discharges. SwimSafe UK displays live Short Term Pollution (STP) risk warnings when rainfall threatens temporary water quality.

UK Beaches with Excellent Water Quality | Environment Agency Certified

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Devon Excellent

Thurlestone South

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Cornwall Excellent

Pendower

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Cornwall Excellent

Trevaunance Cove

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Wales Excellent

Southerndown

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From £517 Dorset Hideaways

Dovehayes Cottage

Shaftesbury And Bourton Coastal Stay

Situated in North Dorset, and close to the border with Somerset and Wiltshire, Dovehayes Cottage is ideally situated for exploring all three counties. This delightful cottage ex...

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Wales Excellent

Caswell Bay

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Anglian Excellent

Holland

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North East Excellent

Redcar Granville

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Norfolk Excellent

Caister Point

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From £1,155 Rural Retreats

The Gables

Worcestershire Coastal Stay

Beautifully presented, The Gables is the perfect setting for families and friends to get together for that special celebration or to spend quality time exploring all the Cotswol...

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Dorset Excellent

Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East

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Cornwall Excellent

Polurrian Cove

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Anglesey Excellent

Llanddwyn

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Suffolk Excellent

Felixstowe North

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Bearwood House

Herefordshire Coastal Stay

A fabulous, half-timbered property, a stone's throw from the picturesque Black and White Village Trail village of Pembridge. Bearwood House enjoys an idyllic rural setting with ...

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Kent Excellent

Ramsgate Western Undercliffe

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Devon Excellent

Dawlish Warren

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Cornwall Excellent

Portmellon

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Cornwall Excellent

Long Rock

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From £760 Dorset Hideaways

Veronica Cottage

Swanage And Swanage Coastal Stay

This attractive cottage on the Anvil Point Lighthouse site has a fully fitted kitchen, dining room, sitting room, two single and two double bedrooms (one en-suite) and bathroom.

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Cornwall Excellent

Summerleaze

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Pembrokeshire Excellent

Abereiddy

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Cornwall Excellent

Porthcurno

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Wales Excellent

Tal-y-Bont

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Garth Iwrch

Conwy Coastal Stay

This beautiful secluded farmhouse on the Bodnant Estate, is high on the shoulder of a valley with magnificent views towards the Denbigh moors. It retains many period features in...

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Kent Excellent

Herne Bay

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South East Excellent

Hayling Beachlands Central

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Dorset Excellent

Poole Harbour Rockley Sands

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Dorset Excellent

Ringstead Bay

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Wyndthorpe Cottage

Dorset Coastal Stay

With outstanding countryside views for miles around, and just a short stroll away from the pretty village of Milton Abbas, Wyndthorpe Cottage is ideally situated for enjoying th...

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Cornwall Excellent

Seaton (Cornwall)

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Cornwall Excellent

Crinnis Beach

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Cornwall Excellent

Towan

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Wales Excellent

Porth Neigwl

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The Garden House

Dorset Coastal Stay

The Garden House is an elegant and spacious semi-detached Victorian house within a private Estate, offering guests generous and flexible family accommodation in a wonderful rura...

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South East Excellent

Frensham Great Pond

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Cornwall Excellent

Godrevy Towans

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Cornwall Excellent

Harlyn Bay

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Pembrokeshire Excellent

Coppet Hall

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From £355 Suffolk Hideaways

Crown Street (4)

Bury St Edmunds Coastal Stay

A beautifully presented contemporary first floor apartment sleeping four adults in a Grade II listed Georgian townhouse. Perfectly positioned within The Medieval Grid of Bury St...

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Norfolk Excellent