Bathing waters

Our beaches

Our beaches

Our 34 designated bathing waters

Annual bathing water quality results 2009 - 2012

No. Name 2009 2010 2011 2012
1 Spittal
2  Bamburgh Castle
3  Seahouses North
4 Beadnell
5  Low Newton
6  Warkworth
7  Amble Links
8  Druridge Bay North
9  Druridge Bay South
10  Newbiggin North
11  Newbiggin South
12  Blyth South Beach
13  Seaton Sluice
14  Whitley Bay
15  Tynemouth Cullercoats
16  Tynemouth Long Sands North
17  Tynemouth Long Sands South
18  Tynemouth King Edwards Bay
19  South Shields
20 Marsden
21  Whitburn North 
22  Roker / Whitburn South 
23  Seaham Beach 
24  Seaham Hall 
25  Crimdon 
26  Seaton Carew North 
27  Seaton Carew Centre 
28  Seaton Carew North Gare 
29  Redcar Coatham 
30  Redcar Lifeboat Station 
31  Redcar Granville 
32  Redcar Stray 
33  Marske Sands 
34  Saltburn 

Guideline Pass Bathing Water complies with non-statutory higher standards of the current Bathing Water Directive.
Mandatory Pass Bathing Water complies with the requirements of the current Bathing Water Directive.
Mandatory Fail Bathing Water fails to comply with the requirements of the current Bathing Water Directive.

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