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Seaton Sluice

Photo of Seaton Sluice, a swimming spot near Tynemouth, Northumberland, north east England.

Seaton Sluice

© David Martin / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© David Martin / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Seaton Sluice

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Seaton Sluice is an official bathing spot in Northumberland with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. The county has 14 designated bathing waters; this is one.

Nearby bathing waters include Blyth South Beach and Whitley Bay. For arrivals by rail, Newsham Station is 3.4 km to the north-west.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Seaton Sluice

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.1 km W · spans 24 counties

Photo of Seaton Delaval Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Tynemouth, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Seaton Delaval Hall

House & garden near Tynemouth

Vanbrugh's last great baroque house, a bold pile of towers and columns near the Northumberland coast

1.5 km SW

Photo of St Mary's Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

St Mary's Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Tynemouth

An island light off Whitley Bay reached by a causeway at low tide, a Tyneside landmark switched off in 1984 and now open to visitors.

2.5 km SE

Photo of Spanish City, a landmark near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Spanish City

Landmark near Tynemouth

White-domed Edwardian pleasure dome on Whitley Bay seafront, restored to eateries and a tearoom.

4.8 km SE

Photo of Tynemouth, a village in Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Tynemouth

Village

Handsome coastal town of grand terraces and a lively Front Street above the sands and priory headland.

8.4 km SE · Tyne and Wear

Photo of Tynemouth Priory and Castle, a ruined castle in Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Castle · Priory near Tynemouth

Priory ruin on a headland above the sea.

8.6 km SE