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Photo of Saltdean, a swimming spot near Rottingdean, East Sussex, south east England.

© Mat Fascione / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Saltdean

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Saltdean is an official bathing spot in East Sussex. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. The county has 15 designated bathing waters; this is one.

Rottingdean Beach and Brighton Kemptown are among the bathing waters within 5.9 km. For arrivals by rail, Southease - Piddinghoe Road is 5.4 km to the north-east.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Saltdean

Photo of Saltdean Lido, a lido near Rottingdean, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Saltdean Lido

Lido near Rottingdean

A Grade II* Art Deco lido of 1938 shaped like an ocean liner, saved by a community campaign and reopened in 2017.

0.2 km N

Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.Iconic

South Downs

National Park near Fittleworth

A chalk ridge rolling from Winchester to the sea cliffs at Beachy Head.

0.8 km E

Photo of Beacon Mill, Rottingdean, a windmill in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Beacon Mill, Rottingdean

Windmill near Rottingdean

A black-tarred smock mill on the cliff-top down above Rottingdean, long the village emblem.

1.7 km NW

Photo of Whitehawk Hill & Camp, a nature reserve near Brighton, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Whitehawk Hill & Camp

Nature reserve near Brighton

Chalk grassland local nature reserve on Brighton's eastern edge, home to a rare Neolithic causewayed camp and wide views over the city.

5.8 km NW

Photo of Monk's House, a house & garden near Rodmell in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Monk's House

House & garden near Rodmell

A weatherboarded cottage by the River Ouse, home to Virginia and Leonard Woolf from 1919

6.1 km NE

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

7.2 km W · spans 14 counties