Official bathing water1 miSouthend Jubilee
Prittlewell Square
Wild swimming in Essex
20 places to swim in Essex, each checked for public access. Open a spot for its season, booking rules and how to get there.
20 spots listed18 sea and rock pools2 lakes and tarns2 need a booking in season
20 spots in Essex
Official bathing water1 mi
Official bathing water1 miSouthend Westcliff Bay
Prittlewell Square
Official bathing water2 miSouthend Chalkwell
Leigh on Sea
Official bathing water2 miSouthend Thorpe Bay
Shoeburyness
Official bathing water3 miBell Wharf Beach
Leigh on Sea
Official bathing water3 miShoeburyness
Shoeburyness
Official bathing water4 miShoebury East
Shoeburyness
Book organised swim5 miHadleigh Plungers OWS
Hadleigh Country Park, Hadleigh
Hadleigh Plungers runs organised open-water swimming sessions on the reservoir at Hadleigh Country Park.
Official bathing water5 miCanvey Island Foreshore
Canvey Island
Official bathing water19 miWest Mersea
West Mersea
Bookable lake swimming19 miAlexandra Lake
Lakeside Shopping Centre, Aveley
Alexandra Lake offers lifeguarded open-water swimming sessions from May to September.
Official bathing water22 miBrightlingsea
Brightlingsea
Official bathing water24 miJaywick
Clacton-on-Sea
Swimming suitable24 miJaywick Sands Beach
Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea
Jaywick is a sandy beach between Clacton-on-Sea and Colne Point, described as suitable for swimming.
Official bathing water25 miMartello Bay
Clacton-on-Sea
Official bathing water26 miBooth Bay
Clacton-on-Sea
Official bathing water30 miFrinton
Frinton-on-Sea
Official bathing water32 miManningtree Beach, Stour Estuary
Manningtree
Official bathing water32 miWalton
Walton-on-the-Naze
Official bathing water36 miDovercourt
Dovercourt