A beach of sand, rocks, and shingle backed by cliffs, close to Amble harbour and marina. The beach is popular with families who visit the magnificent rock pools and is also favoured by bird watchers and coastal walkers.
Quality standards are set by the Bathing Water Regulations to make sure bathing waters are clean and healthy. Please note: The Coronavirus pandemic impacted EA regulatory bathing water sampling during 2020. As a result, bathing waters in England were not classified for the 2020 bathing season and therefore no official classification was published.
Bathing water quality requirements
Complies with the highest standards
Complies with the high standards
Meets the standards
Fails to meet the standards
Overflow statuses and meanings
Normal conditions
No overflow points
An overflow has occurred which may affect bathing water quality
There is currently no information available from the monitors
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