Bathing waters: list of designated waters in England
  
Current list of designated bathing waters in England.
- From:
 - Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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 - 10 August 2015
 - Last updated
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List of current designated bathing waters in England.
        
      
      
  
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        Update history
        2025-09-25 14:44
Updated the list of designated bathing waters.
2025-05-15 09:30
The list of designated bathing waters remains unchanged for 2025. This is because the application window was closed during the 2024 bathing season.
2024-07-25 13:11
Updated the list of designated bathing waters.
2024-05-13 00:01
Updated the list of designated bathing waters.
2023-07-13 15:38
Updated local authority details.
2023-05-14 09:30
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.
2022-05-13 12:00
Updated the list of designated bathing waters for the 2022 season (15 May to 30 September).
     
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List of current designated bathing waters in England.
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Update history
2025-09-25 14:44
Updated the list of designated bathing waters.
2025-05-15 09:30
The list of designated bathing waters remains unchanged for 2025. This is because the application window was closed during the 2024 bathing season.
2024-07-25 13:11
Updated the list of designated bathing waters.
2024-05-13 00:01
Updated the list of designated bathing waters.
2023-07-13 15:38
Updated local authority details.
2023-05-14 09:30
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.
2022-05-13 12:00
Updated the list of designated bathing waters for the 2022 season (15 May to 30 September).