Government confirms England to get four new bathing waters

Defra has confirmed four new sites will be added to England’s bathing water list following public consultation.

Sykes Lane Bathing Beach and Whitwell Creek at Rutland Water, Firestone Bay in Plymouth, and a section of the River Deben at Waldringfield, Suffolk, will all be officially designated ahead of the 2023 bathing water season. The Environment Agency will take regular samples at the newly designated sites during the bathing season which runs between 15 May and 30 September.

Defra also confirmed that Tunstall Beach will be removed from the list after cliff falls made the site difficult to access.