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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Revealed: England’s worst beaches for water quality

Weston-Super-Mare has three stretches of beach with a ‘poor’ rating of water quality from the Environment Agency - (Getty Images)

The dirtiest beaches in England have been revealed based on water quality, including coastal spots in some of the country’s most popular holiday hotspots such as Cornwall and Devon.

The UK’s Environment Agency tests England’s bathing waters every year by taking samples in the summer to build up an assessment of the water quality, providing them with a classification from ‘excellent’ to ‘poor’.

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