River swimming spots in the United Kingdom

22 spots on rivers in the United Kingdom. Official water-quality classification for the 2025 season: 1× good, 2× sufficient and 12× poor. the United Kingdom has 2,252 more swimming spots of other kinds.

• Creek Beach South River, Radcliffe
• Falcon Meadow, River Waveney River, Bungay
• Friars Meadow, River Stour River, Sudbury
• Ham and Kingston, River Thames River, Hampton Wick
• Nidd at the Lido, Knaresborough River
• Pangbourne Meadow, River Thames River
• River Avon at Fordingbridge River
• River Avon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens River, Salisbury
• River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford River, Wingfield
• River Ribble at Edisford Bridge River, Clitheroe
• River Severn at Ironbridge River
• River Severn in Shrewsbury River
• River Teme in Ludlow River
• River Tone at French Weir Park River, Taunton
• Sandy Lane, Chester River, Hoole
• Sheep's Green, River Cam River, Cambridge
• Swale above Richmond Falls River
• The Warren, Hay On Wye River
• Wallingford Beach, River Thames River
• Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley River
• Wharfe at Wilderness Carpark River, Wetherby
• Wolvercote Mill Stream River

By type

• Beaches in the United Kingdom 1,660
• Swimming lakes in the United Kingdom 78
• Outdoor pools in the United Kingdom 27
• Indoor pools in the United Kingdom 312
• Swimming pools in the United Kingdom 175
• Swimming with a dog in the United Kingdom 24
• Nudist beaches in the United Kingdom 19

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