Bathing Water Directive 2006/7/EC 2016 classifications for England

November 2016

1 2016 classifications under the Bathing Water Directive 2006/7/EC Bathing waters are listed in geographical order beginning in the North East

Whitsand Bay (Sharrow) and Portland Harbour Castle Cove were inaccessible in 2016 due to landslips and have not been classified.

Reference Bathing water name Classification 03600 Spittal Sufficient 03700 Bamburgh Castle Excellent 03800 Seahouses North Excellent 03900 Beadnell Excellent 04000 Low Newton Excellent 04200 Warkworth Excellent 04250 Amble Links Excellent 04280 Druridge Bay North Excellent 04300 Druridge Bay South Excellent 04400 Newbiggin North Excellent 04500 Newbiggin South Excellent 04600 Blyth South Beach Excellent 04700 Seaton Sluice Excellent 04800 Whitley Bay Excellent 04900 Tynemouth Cullercoats Good 05000 Tynemouth Long Sands North Excellent 05100 Tynemouth Long Sands South Excellent 05200 Tynemouth King Edwards Bay Excellent 05300 South Shields Excellent 05400 Marsden Good 05500 Seaburn - Sunderland Excellent 05600 Roker - Sunderland Excellent 05700 Seaham Hall Beach Good 05800 Seaham Beach Excellent 05900 Crimdon Excellent 06000 Seaton Carew North Good 06100 Seaton Carew Centre Excellent 06200 Seaton Carew North Gare Excellent 06300 Redcar Coatham Good 06400 Redcar Lifeboat Station Excellent 06500 Redcar Granville Good 06600 Redcar Stray Excellent 06650 Marske Sands Excellent 06700 Saltburn Excellent 06900 Runswick Bay Excellent 07000 Sandsend Excellent

2 07100 Whitby Excellent 07200 Robin Hoods Bay Excellent 07300 Scarborough North Bay Excellent 07400 Scarborough South Bay Poor 07500 Cayton Bay Excellent 07600 Filey Good 07700 Reighton Sufficient 07900 Flamborough South Landing Excellent 07950 Danes Dyke, Flamborough Excellent 08000 Bridlington North Beach Good 08100 Bridlington South Beach Good 08200 Wilsthorpe Good 08300 Fraisthorpe Good 08600 Skipsea Good 08700 Hornsea Excellent 08800 Tunstall Excellent 08900 Withernsea Excellent 09000 Cleethorpes Good 09020 Humberston Fitties Excellent 09100 Mablethorpe Town Excellent 09200 Sutton-on-Sea Excellent 09300 Moggs Eye Excellent 09400 Anderby Excellent 09500 Chapel St Leonards Excellent 09600 Ingoldmells South Excellent 09700 Skegness Excellent 09750 Colwick Country Park (West Lake) Excellent 09800 Heacham Good 09850 Hunstanton Main Beach Good 09900 Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) Good 10000 Wells Good 10100 Sheringham Excellent 10125 West Runton Excellent 10150 East Runton Excellent 10200 Cromer Excellent 10300 Mundesley Excellent 10310 Sea Palling Excellent 10325 Hemsby Excellent 10350 Caister Point Excellent 10400 Great Yarmouth North Excellent 10500 Great Yarmouth Pier Excellent 10600 Great Yarmouth South Excellent 10650 Gorleston Beach Excellent 10750 Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Good 10800 Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) Good 10830 Southwold The Pier Excellent

3 10850 Southwold The Denes Good 10900 Felixstowe North Excellent 11000 Felixstowe South Excellent 11100 Dovercourt Excellent 11250 Walton Good 11300 Frinton Good 11350 Holland Excellent 11500 Clacton Excellent 11550 Clacton (Groyne 41) Poor 11600 Jaywick Excellent 11650 Clacton Beach Martello Tower Good 11700 Brightlingsea Excellent 11750 West Mersea Good 11760 Cotswold Country Park and Beach Excellent 11770 Shoebury East Excellent 11780 Shoeburyness Excellent 11800 Southend Thorpe Bay Excellent 11830 Southend Jubilee Good 11850 Southend Three Shells Good 11900 Southend Westcliff Bay Excellent 11902 Southend Chalkwell Good 11904 Leigh Bell Wharf Sufficient 11910 Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) Excellent 11920 Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) Excellent 11930 Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) Good 11940 The Serpentine - Hyde Park Sufficient 11945 Frensham Great Pond Excellent 11950 Sheerness Excellent 11975 Minster Leas Excellent 12000 Leysdown Good 12100 West Beach, Whitstable Excellent 12120 Tankerton Excellent 12150 Herne Bay Central Good 12200 Herne Bay Excellent 12300 Minnis Bay, Birchington Excellent 12350 West Bay, Westgate Excellent 12400 St Mildred's Bay, Westgate Excellent 12450 Westbrook Bay, Margate Good 12500 Margate The Bay Good 12600 Margate Fulsam Rock Good 12630 Walpole Bay, Margate Poor 12660 Botany Bay, Broadstairs Excellent 12700 Joss Bay, Broadstairs Excellent 12750 Broadstairs, Stone Bay Excellent 12800 Broadstairs, Viking Bay Sufficient 12850 Ramsgate Sands Good

4 12900 Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Excellent 13000 Sandwich Bay Excellent 13100 Deal Castle Excellent 13200 St Margaret`s Bay Excellent 13300 Folkestone Excellent 13400 Sandgate Excellent 13500 Hythe Excellent 13600 Dymchurch Good 13700 St Mary's Bay (Kent) Good 13800 Littlestone Sufficient 13900 Camber Good 14000 Winchelsea Excellent 14100 Hastings Pelham Beach Good 14150 St Leonards Excellent 14200 Bexhill Good 14300 Norman`s Bay Excellent 14400 Pevensey Bay Good 14500 Eastbourne Excellent 14550 Birling Gap Excellent 14600 Seaford Excellent 14800 Saltdean Excellent 14900 Brighton Kemptown Good 14950 Brighton Central Excellent 15000 Hove Excellent 15100 Southwick Excellent 15200 Shoreham Beach Excellent 15300 Lancing, Beach Green Good 15400 Worthing Good 15500 Littlehampton Good 15600 Middleton-on-sea Excellent 15650 Felpham Good 15680 Bognor Regis East Good 15700 Bognor Regis (Aldwick) Sufficient 15800 Pagham Good 15900 Selsey Good 16000 Bracklesham Bay Excellent 16100 West Wittering Excellent 16300 Eastoke Excellent 16350 Beachlands Central Excellent 16400 Beachlands West Excellent 16500 Eastney Excellent 16600 Southsea East Excellent 16700 Stokes Bay Excellent 16800 Lee-on-Solent Excellent 16850 Hillhead Good 16900 Calshot Excellent

5 17000 Lepe Excellent 17100 Milford-on-sea Excellent 17200 Christchurch Bay Excellent 17300 Highcliffe Excellent 17400 Compton Bay Excellent 17500 Totland Bay Excellent 17600 Colwell Bay Excellent 17700 Gurnard Good 17800 Cowes Excellent 17900 Ryde Good 18000 Seagrove Good 18100 St Helens Excellent 18200 Bembridge Good 18300 Whitecliff Bay Excellent 18350 Yaverland Good 18400 Sandown Good 18500 Shanklin Good 18600 Ventnor Excellent 18700 Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Excellent 18750 Christchurch Friar`s Cliff Excellent 18800 Christchurch Avon Beach Good 18900 Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Excellent 19000 Bournemouth Hengistbury West Excellent 19020 Bournemouth Southbourne Excellent 19030 Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Excellent 19060 Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Good 19100 Bournemouth Pier Good 19150 Bournemouth Durley Chine Excellent 19160 Bournemouth Alum Chine Excellent 19170 Poole Branksome Chine Excellent 19190 Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Excellent 19200 Poole Shore Road Beach Excellent 19350 Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Excellent 19400 Poole Harbour Lake Excellent 19450 Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Excellent 19600 Shell Bay North Excellent 19700 Studland Knoll House Excellent 19800 Swanage Central Excellent 19900 Kimmeridge Bay Excellent 20000 Lulworth Cove Good 20100 Durdle Door East Excellent 20200 Durdle Door West Excellent 20300 Ringstead Bay Excellent 20400 Bowleaze Cove Excellent 20500 Church Ope Cove Excellent 20600 Weymouth Lodmoor Excellent

6 20700 Weymouth Central Excellent 20800 Portland Harbour Castle Cove Un-assessed 20900 Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Excellent 20970 Hive Excellent 21000 West Bay (West) Excellent 21100 Eypemouth Excellent 21200 Seatown Excellent 21300 Charmouth West Excellent 21500 Lyme Regis Front Beach Good 21600 Seaton (Devon) Excellent 21700 Beer Excellent 21800 Sidmouth Town Excellent 21900 Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Excellent 22000 Ladram Bay Good 22100 Budleigh Salterton Excellent 22200 Sandy Bay Excellent 22300 Exmouth Excellent 22400 Dawlish Warren Excellent 22500 Dawlish Town Excellent 22600 Dawlish Coryton Cove Excellent 22700 Teignmouth Holcombe Excellent 22800 Teignmouth Town Good 22900 Shaldon Excellent 23000 Ness Cove Excellent 23100 Maidencombe Excellent 23200 Watcombe Excellent 23300 Oddicombe Excellent 23400 Babbacombe Excellent 23501 Anstey's Cove (Torquay) Excellent 23600 Meadfoot Excellent 23700 Beacon Cove Excellent 23800 Torre Abbey Good 23900 Hollicombe Excellent 24000 Paignton Preston Sands Good 24100 Paignton Paignton Sands Sufficient 24200 Goodrington Good 24300 Broadsands Good 24500 Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Excellent 24600 St Mary's Bay (Devon) Excellent 24700 Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Excellent 24800 Blackpool Sands Excellent 24900 Slapton Sands Monument Excellent 25000 Slapton Sands Torcross Excellent 25100 Mill Bay Excellent 25200 Salcombe North Sands Excellent 25300 Salcombe South Sands Good

7 25400 Hope Cove Excellent 25500 Thurlestone South Excellent 25600 Thurlestone North Excellent 25700 Bantham Excellent 25800 Bigbury-on-Sea South Excellent 25900 Bigbury-on-Sea North Excellent 26000 Challaborough Excellent 26100 Mothecombe Good 26200 Wembury Good 26300 Bovisand Excellent 26400 Plymouth Hoe East Excellent 26500 Plymouth Hoe West Excellent 26520 Kingsand Excellent 26530 Cawsand Excellent 26570 Whitsand Bay (Sharrow) Un-assessed 26600 Portwrinkle Excellent 26700 Downderry Excellent 26800 Seaton (Cornwall) Good 26900 Millendreath Excellent 27000 East Looe Sufficient 27100 Readymoney Excellent 27200 Polkerris Excellent 27300 Par Good 27400 Shorthorn Excellent 27500 Crinnis Excellent 27600 Charlestown Excellent 27700 Duporth Excellent 27800 Porthpean Excellent 27900 Pentewan Excellent 28000 Polstreath Excellent 28100 Portmellon Excellent 28200 Gorran Haven Little Perhaver Good 28300 Gorran Haven (Vault) Excellent 28400 Porthluney Good 28500 Pendower Excellent 28550 Porthcurnick Excellent 28600 Gyllyngvase Excellent 28700 Swanpool Excellent 28800 Maenporth Good 28900 Porthallow Excellent 29000 Porthoustock Excellent 29100 Coverack Excellent 29200 Kennack Sands Excellent 29400 Polurrian Cove Excellent 29500 Poldhu Cove Excellent 29501 Church Cove Excellent

8 29800 Porthleven West Excellent 29900 Praa Sands East Excellent 30000 Praa Sands West Excellent 30100 Perranuthnoe Excellent 30200 Mounts Bay Marazion Good 30300 Mounts Bay Long Rock Excellent 30400 Mounts Bay Penzance Excellent 30500 Mounts Bay Wherry Town Excellent 30600 Porthcurno Excellent 30700 Sennen Excellent 30800 Porthmeor Excellent 30900 Porthgwidden Excellent 31000 Porthminster Excellent 31100 Carbis Bay Station Beach Excellent 31200 Carbis Bay Porth Kidney Sands Excellent 31300 The Towans (Hayle) Excellent 31400 The Towans (Godrevy) Excellent 31500 Portreath Excellent 31600 Porthtowan Excellent 31650 Chapel Porth Excellent 31700 Trevaunance Cove Excellent 31800 Perranporth Village End Excellent 31900 Perranporth Penhale Sands Excellent 32000 Holywell Bay Excellent 32100 Crantock Good 32200 Fistral Excellent 32300 Towan Good 32310 Great Western Excellent 32320 Tolcarne Excellent 32330 Lusty Glaze Excellent 32340 Porth Sufficient 32400 Watergate Bay Excellent 32500 Mawgan Porth Excellent 32550 Porthcothan Excellent 32600 Treyarnon Bay Excellent 32700 Constantine Bay Excellent 32800 Mother Ivey`s Bay Excellent 32900 Harlyn Bay Excellent 33000 Trevone Bay Excellent 33200 Daymer Bay Excellent 33300 Polzeath Excellent 33350 Trebarwith Strand Excellent 33360 Crackington Haven Excellent 33400 Widemouth Sand Excellent 33500 Bude Summerleaze Excellent 33600 Bude Crooklets Good

9 33700 Bude Sandy Mouth Excellent 33800 Hartland Quay Excellent 33900 Westward Ho! Excellent 34000 Instow Poor 34100 Saunton Sands Excellent 34200 Croyde Bay Good 34300 Putsborough Excellent 34400 Woolacombe Village Excellent 34410 Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Excellent 34450 Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Excellent 34500 Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Poor 34600 Ilfracombe Hele Good 34700 Combe Martin Sufficient 34800 Lynmouth Excellent 34900 Porlock Weir Excellent 35000 Minehead Terminus Good 35100 Dunster North West Good 35200 Blue Anchor West Sufficient 35300 Burnham Jetty North Poor 35500 Berrow North of Unity Farm Good 35600 Brean Excellent 35700 Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway Sufficient 35800 Weston Main Sufficient 35900 Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Good 36000 Clevedon Beach Good 36050 Henleaze Lake Good 40750 West Kirby Excellent 40800 Meols Excellent 40900 Moreton Excellent 41000 Wallasey Excellent 41200 Formby Excellent 41300 Ainsdale Good 41500 Southport Good 41800 St Annes Good 41900 St Annes North Good 42100 Blackpool South Excellent 42300 Blackpool Central Good 42500 Blackpool North Sufficient 42600 Bispham Good 42800 Cleveleys Good 43000 Fleetwood Good 43260 Morecambe South Good 43550 Morecambe North Good 44200 Walney Biggar Bank Sufficient 44300 Walney Sandy Gap Sufficient 44400 Walney West Shore Sufficient

10 44800 Haverigg Sufficient 45200 Silecroft Excellent 45600 Seascale Good 45625 Windermere, Lakeside YMCA Excellent 45650 Windermere, Millerground Landing Excellent 45675 Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Excellent 45700 Windermere, Fellfoot Excellent 45920 St Bees Excellent 46000 Allonby South Sufficient 46100 Allonby Sufficient 46300 Silloth Sufficient

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