Official bathing water6 miWarkworth
Warkworth
Places to swim near Alnwick
16 natural swimming spots within about 60 miles of Alnwick, sorted by straight-line distance. Open each spot for the season, booking rules and directions.
16 spots listed14 sea and rock pools2 lakes and tarns1 need a booking in season
16 spots in the Alnwick area
Official bathing water6 mi
Official bathing water7 miAmble Little Shore
Amble
Official bathing water8 miNewton Pool Reserve
High Newton by the Sea
Official bathing water9 miAmble Links
Hauxley
Official bathing water10 miBeadnell
Beadnell
Official bathing water10 miDruridge Bay North
Hadston
Swimming suitable12 miDruridge Bay
Druridge Bay Country Park, Widdrington
Druridge Bay includes a seven-mile beach and Ladyburn Lake, both described as suitable for open-water swimming.
Official bathing water12 miSeahouses North
Seahouses
Official bathing water14 miDruridge Bay South
Cresswell
Official bathing water14 miBamburgh Castle
Bamburgh
Organised swimming only16 miQueen Elizabeth II Country Park Lake
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Woodhorn
The 16-hectare lake hosts organised open-water swimming training and events during summer.
Official bathing water18 miNewbiggin Beach
Newbiggin by the Sea
Official bathing water23 miBlyth South Beach
Newsham
Official bathing water24 miSeaton Sluice
Seaton Sluice
Booked swimming only24 miSweethope Loughs
Sweethope Fishery, Great Bavington
Sweethope Loughs are two freshwater lakes and a managed trout fishery offering booked open-water swimming through H2O Trails.
Official bathing water26 miSpittal
Spittal