Public bathing allowedPortobello Beach
Portobello, Newcraighall
Portobello is a sandy Edinburgh beach and designated bathing water with a promenade.
Sea and rock pools in Scotland
30 sea and rock pools you can swim in across Scotland, each checked for public access.
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30 spots in Scotland
Public bathing allowed
Public bathing allowedFisherrow Sands
Musselburgh, Musselburgh
Fisherrow Sands is a sandy beach between Musselburgh and Joppa, beside Fisherrow Harbour.
Public swimming allowedWardie Bay
Granton, Birnie Rocks
Wardie Bay is a small, accessible sandy urban beach beside Granton Harbour.
Public bathing allowedSeton Sands
Longniddry Bents, Longniddry
Seton Sands is a public sandy and rocky bathing beach on the Firth of Forth near Longniddry.
Swimming available seasonallyGullane Bents
Gullane, Gullane
Gullane Bents is a public sandy beach with dunes and access to the North Sea near Gullane.
Public swimming availableWest 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.
Public bathing waterSaltcoats/Ardrossan (South Beach)
Ardrossan
A sandy sea beach between Ardrossan and Saltcoats, designated as bathing water since 1987.
Open sea swimmingBarassie Beach
Troon
A long, wide sandy beach north of Troon Harbour, separated from Barassie by a wide grassy area.
Designated bathing beachTroon (South Beach)
Troon
A 2-kilometre sandy bathing beach at the northern end of Ayr Bay beside Troon.
Public bathing waterRockcliffe
Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe is a small, shallow sandy bay and designated bathing water in the Urr Estuary.
Public sea bathingBalmedie Beach
Balmedie Country Park, Balmedie
Balmedie is a designated sandy beach bathing water beside Balmedie Country Park.
Public sea bathingAberdeen Ballroom Beach
Aberdeen Beach, Aberdeen
Aberdeen Ballroom Beach is a designated bathing water on Aberdeen’s eastern seafront.
Public sea swimmingColdingham Sands
Coldingham Bay, St Abbs
Sheltered sandy Coldingham Sands is a public sea beach near St Abbs with seasonal lifeguards.
Designated bathing waterSeacliff Beach
Seacliff, Bass Rock
Seacliff is a sandy designated bathing water north of Seacliff village in East Lothian.
Public sea bathingKinghorn (Pettycur)
Pettycur Bay, Kinghorn
Pettycur Bay is a sandy public bathing beach on the Firth of Forth near Kinghorn.
Public sea bathingBurntisland
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 sea bathingAberdour (Silversands)
Silver Sands, Aberdour
Silver Sands is a sandy public bathing beach east of Aberdour on the Firth of Forth.
Swimming permittedLunan Bay
Inverkeilor
Lunan Bay is a 1.6-kilometre sandy designated bathing water beside Lunan, south of Montrose.
Swimming permittedMontrose Beach
East Links, Montrose
Montrose Beach is a 900-metre sandy designated bathing water beside Montrose town.
Swimming permittedCarnoustie Beach
Carnoustie
Carnoustie Beach is a 700-metre sandy designated bathing water in a shallow bay south of Carnoustie.
Public bathing waterBlack Sands
Aberdour Harbour, Aberdour
Small sandy bay and designated bathing water beside Aberdour Harbour.
Public bathing waterEast Sands
St Andrews, St Andrews
East Sands is a designated bathing water on the coast at St Andrews.
Swimming allowed
Designated bathing waterMonifieth Sands
Monifieth, Monifieth
Monifieth is a long, sandy bathing beach on the north shore of the Firth of Tay.
Designated bathing waterBroughty Ferry Beach
Broughty Ferry, Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry is a 1.5-kilometre sandy bathing beach east of Dundee on the Tay estuary.
Swimming takes placeStonehaven Beach
Stonehaven, Stonehaven
Stonehaven Beach is an open-access sea beach in Stonehaven where swimming takes place.
Public sea bathingLossiemouth (East)
East Beach, Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth East is a 2 km sandy designated bathing beach on the north coast of Moray.
Public bathing beachMachrihanish Beach
Machrihanish, Machrihanish
Machrihanish is a five-kilometre sandy bathing beach with powerful rip currents and submerged rocks in parts.
Swimming usedGanavan Sands
Sgeir an Eitich
Ganavan Sands is a free beach near Oban used for swimming throughout the year.
Public sea bathingNewton Sands
Newton Bay, Millport
Newton Bay is a shingle beach forming part of the public Millport Bay bathing water on Great Cumbrae.