Designated bathing water4 miBroughty Ferry Beach
Broughty Ferry, Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry is a 1.5-kilometre sandy bathing beach east of Dundee on the Tay estuary.
Places to swim near Dundee
23 natural swimming spots within about 60 miles of Dundee, sorted by straight-line distance. Open each spot for the season, booking rules and directions.
23 spots listed21 sea and rock pools2 waterfall pools
23 spots in the Dundee area
Designated bathing water4 mi
Designated bathing water6 miMonifieth Sands
Monifieth, Monifieth
Monifieth is a long, sandy bathing beach on the north shore of the Firth of Tay.
Swimming permitted10 miCarnoustie Beach
Carnoustie
Carnoustie Beach is a 700-metre sandy designated bathing water in a shallow bay south of Carnoustie.
Public bathing water11 miEast Sands
St Andrews, St Andrews
East Sands is a designated bathing water on the coast at St Andrews.
Swimming allowed17 mi
Swimming possible17 mi
Swimming permitted22 miLunan Bay
Inverkeilor
Lunan Bay is a 1.6-kilometre sandy designated bathing water beside Lunan, south of Montrose.
Swimming permitted26 miMontrose Beach
East Links, Montrose
Montrose Beach is a 900-metre sandy designated bathing water beside Montrose town.
Public sea bathing28 miKinghorn (Pettycur)
Pettycur Bay, Kinghorn
Pettycur Bay is a sandy public bathing beach on the Firth of Forth near Kinghorn.
Public sea bathing29 miBurntisland
Burntisland Promenade and Beach, Burntisland
Burntisland is a sandy public bathing beach with rock pools on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.
Public swimming available29 miWest Beach
North Berwick, North Berwick
West Beach is a sandy North Berwick beach at the mouth of the harbour and a designated bathing water site.
Swimming available seasonally30 miGullane Bents
Gullane, Gullane
Gullane Bents is a public sandy beach with dunes and access to the North Sea near Gullane.
Public sea bathing31 miAberdour (Silversands)
Silver Sands, Aberdour
Silver Sands is a sandy public bathing beach east of Aberdour on the Firth of Forth.
Public bathing water31 miBlack Sands
Aberdour Harbour, Aberdour
Small sandy bay and designated bathing water beside Aberdour Harbour.
Designated bathing water31 miSeacliff Beach
Seacliff, Bass Rock
Seacliff is a sandy designated bathing water north of Seacliff village in East Lothian.
Public bathing allowed34 miSeton Sands
Longniddry Bents, Longniddry
Seton Sands is a public sandy and rocky bathing beach on the Firth of Forth near Longniddry.
Public swimming allowed35 miWardie Bay
Granton, Birnie Rocks
Wardie Bay is a small, accessible sandy urban beach beside Granton Harbour.
Public bathing allowed35 miPortobello Beach
Portobello, Newcraighall
Portobello is a sandy Edinburgh beach and designated bathing water with a promenade.
Public bathing allowed36 miFisherrow Sands
Musselburgh, Musselburgh
Fisherrow Sands is a sandy beach between Musselburgh and Joppa, beside Fisherrow Harbour.
Swimming takes place45 miStonehaven Beach
Stonehaven, Stonehaven
Stonehaven Beach is an open-access sea beach in Stonehaven where swimming takes place.
Public sea swimming51 miColdingham Sands
Coldingham Bay, St Abbs
Sheltered sandy Coldingham Sands is a public sea beach near St Abbs with seasonal lifeguards.
Wild swimming possible53 miLoup of Fintry
Fintry
Loup of Fintry is a waterfall on the River Endrick with a plunge pool used for wild swimming.
Public sea bathing59 miAberdeen Ballroom Beach
Aberdeen Beach, Aberdeen
Aberdeen Ballroom Beach is a designated bathing water on Aberdeen’s eastern seafront.