Christchurch Avon Beach

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Christchurch Avon Beach is a designated estuary bathing water in Dorset with a sandy shore. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. It is one of 41 bathing waters in the county.

Christchurch Friar`s Cliff and Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East are among the bathing waters within 1.3 km. The closest station is Hinton Admiral, 2.9 km to the north-east.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

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