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Photo of Cotswold Country Park and Beach, a swimming spot near Ashton Keynes, Gloucestershire, south west England.

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Cotswold Country Park and Beach

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Cotswold Country Park and Beach is an official lake bathing water in Gloucestershire. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. It is the only designated bathing water in the county.

The nearest railway station is Kemble, 4.6 km to the north-west. The nearest other bathing water is Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool, 6.5 km to the north.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Cotswold Country Park and Beach

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

1.4 km S · spans 7 counties

Photo of the Cotswolds, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Cotswolds

National Landscape near Cirencester

Honey-coloured limestone villages scattered across rolling sheep country, and paths enough to link them all up

5.2 km NW

Photo of Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool, a lido in Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool

Lido near Cirencester

One of England's oldest open-air pools, opened in 1870 beside Cirencester Park, spring-fed and run by volunteers.

6.5 km N

Photo of Sapperton Tunnel, a landmark in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Sapperton Tunnel

Landmark near Sapperton

Ornate classical portal of one of Britain's longest canal tunnels, in the woods above Coates.

7.8 km NW

Photo of Red Lion (The Pantry), a pub near Ampney St Peter, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Red Lion (The Pantry)

Pub near Ampney St Peter

A gas-lit, one-room Cotswold alehouse with beer poured from the tap, run single-handed for decades and beautifully unspoilt.

8.2 km NE

Photo of Masons Arms, a pub near Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Masons Arms

Pub · With rooms near Meysey Hampton

A village-green pub near Cirencester, The Good Pub Guide's best new entry for 2019.

10 km NE