Official bathing water4 miSt Bees
St Bees
Places to swim near Whitehaven
12 natural swimming spots within about 60 miles of Whitehaven, sorted by straight-line distance. Open each spot for the season, booking rules and directions.
12 spots listed6 lakes and tarns5 sea and rock pools1 waterfall pool
12 spots in the Whitehaven area
Official bathing water4 mi
Swimming permitted4 miLonglands Lake
Longlands Lake Country Park, Cleator
Longlands Lake is a former iron-ore mine site with a car park and a footpath around the lake near Cleator.
Swimming permitted8 mi
Official bathing water11 miSeascale
Seascale
Official bathing water16 miAllonby
Allonby
Official bathing water28 miHaverigg
Haverigg
Swimming permitted33 mi
Official bathing water34 miWalney Biggar Bank
Biggar
Swimming allowed35 mi
Swimming permitted42 miBlencarn Lake
Blencarn, Blencarn
Blencarn Lake is a 15-acre spring-fed man-made lake near Blencarn, with fly fishing and on-site facilities.
Swim with caution44 miTalkin Tarn
Talkin Tarn Country Park, Farlam
Talkin Tarn is a natural lake in a country park used for boating and open-water swimming.
Open to swim51 mi