This map reveals the most polluted beaches in England - and it includes a North East spot.
The interactive map lets you type in your postcode to find beaches near you where pollution levels have reached the point where swimming could become dangerous. Not only does it tell you if getting in the water in those spots is advised against, it lets you know if it has lost its Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs designated swimming zone status.
There are a number of beaches highlighted which people should look to avoid as the water quality is so poor, including popular spots such as Blackpool North and Weston-super-Mare, as well as the River Wharfe in Ilkley, reports The Mirror.
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And Cullercoats in North Tyneside is on the map. Here, it says bathing is not advised as water quality is poor.
Campaigners, including Surfers Against Sewage, have previously highlighted the area’s poor water quality and have held protests at the site.
Cullercoats Bay doesn’t hold a Blue Flag, while other North Tyneside beaches do. North Tyneside Council, Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency have been working together to investigate why the water quality at Cullercoats Bay has deteriorated and have been exploring how improvements can be made.
Beaches where swimming is not advised
- St Mary's Bay, Kent
- Bognor Regis, West Sussex
- Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach, Dorset
- Watcombe, Devon
- Dunster Beach, Devon
- Instow, Cornwall
- Rock beach, Cornwall
- Ilfracombe, Devon,
- Burnham Jetty North, Somerset
- Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay, Somerset
- Weston Main, Somerset
- Wolvercote Mill Stream, Oxfordshire
- Blackpool North, Lancashire
- Wharfe at Cromwheel, Yorkshire
- Tunstall, Yorkshire
- Scarborough South Bay, Yorkshire
- Bridlington South Beach, Yorkshire
- Tynemouth Cullercoats, Tyneside
- Heacham, Norfolk
- Allonby South, Cumbria
- Silloth, Cumbria
- Clacton, Essex
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