Britain’s top 10 cleanest and dirtiest beaches!

Revealed: Britain’s top 10 cleanest and dirtiest beaches!

New research by Businesswaste.co.uk reveals the cleanest and dirtiest beaches across Britain by analysing data from 425 beaches.
Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall is Britain’s cleanest beach
St Annes Beach, Lancashire, is Britain’s dirtiest beach
If your planning a trip to the coast any time soon then you might be interested in knowing which are Britain’s cleanest and dirtiest beaches to help you choose the location.

With this in mind, BusinessWaste.co.uk has analysed government water quality data over the past two years from 425 beaches across England, Scotland, and Wales to reveal the cleanest and dirtiest beaches across Britain.

The rankings are based on the total count of E. Coli a fecal indicator detected in the seawater during routine government testing over the past two years, to find out which beaches are best for a paddle, and which are best to avoid.

The best beaches in Britain for clean water:

Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall – 50
Shell Bay, Dorset – 51
Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset – 53
Kennack Sands, Cornwall – 54
Durdle Door East, Dorset – 55
Constantine Bay, Cornwall – 56
Combesgate Beach, Devon – 56
Church Cove, Cornwall – 57
Poole Shore Road Beach, Dorset – 58
Praa Sands East, Cornwall – 67
The worst beaches in Britain for clean water:

St Annes Beach, Lancashire – 4338
Plymouth Hoe East Beach, Devon – 3611
Bowleaze Cove, Dorset – 3349
Thurlestone South, Devon – 3095
Cleethorpes Beach, Lincolnshire – 2764
Scarborough South Bay, North Yorkshire – 2663
Blackpool Central Beach, Lancashire – 2502
Broadstairs, Viking Bay, Lancashire – 2482
Lyme Regis Front Beach, Dorset – 2464
Anstey’s Cove Torquay, Devon – 2407
BusinessWaste.co.uk can reveal that the cleanest beach in Britain is Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall! The beautiful beach is the cleanest out of 425 analysed, having just an e-coli count of 50 the lowest level of E. Coli. In fact, Cornwall is home to 5 out of the 10 cleanest beaches in Britain, making it a top spot for a summer staycation.

The second cleanest beach is Shell Bay, Dorset scoring just 51, and in the third spot is Kimmeridge Bay also in Dorset with a score of 53.

On the contrary, BusinessWaste.co.uk also identified the dirtiest beaches in Britain, and it’s not good news for St Annes Beach, Lancashire scoring a very high E. coli score of 4338, one to avoid this summer!

Mark Hall, the co-founder of BusinessWaste.co.uk, commissioned the research “With summer travel back to normal this year, deciding on a beach spot may be a hot topic over the next few months. You will probably avoid beaches that are filled with litter and washed-up plastic waste, but you may not instantly think about what dangerous bacteria may be lingering in the water. We hope that our study on the cleanest and dirtiest beaches will help you make that all-important decision, and we urge you to stay safe in those coastal waters too!”