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Photo of Spittal, a swimming spot near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, north east England.

© Iain Lees / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spittal

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Spittal is a designated bathing water in Northumberland with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Good 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.

Berwick-upon-Tweed Station is 2.4 km away to the north-west. The nearest other bathing water is Cocklawburn Beach, 0.2 km to the north.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Spittal

Photo of Cocklawburn Beach, a beach near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Cocklawburn Beach

Beach near Berwick-upon-Tweed

A quiet local's beach south of Berwick, with rock pools, dunes and old lime kilns above the shore.

0.2 km N

Photo of Berwick Barracks and Main Guard, a visitor attraction near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Berwick Barracks and Main Guard

Attraction near Berwick-upon-Tweed

Georgian barracks of 1717–21 inside Berwick's town walls, first sketched by Nicholas Hawksmoor before a plainer design was built, now holding displays on army life.

1.8 km NW

Photo of Royal Border Bridge, a landmark near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Royal Border Bridge

Landmark near Berwick-upon-Tweed

Robert Stephenson's 28-arch railway viaduct of 1850, striding grandly across the Tweed at Berwick.

2.3 km NW

Photo of Berwick Ramparts, a landmark near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Berwick Ramparts

Landmark near Berwick-upon-Tweed

A near-complete circuit of Elizabethan artillery walls around Berwick, walkable in an hour with views over town and sea.

4 km NW

Photo of Union Chain Bridge, a landmark near Norham, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Union Chain Bridge

Landmark near Norham

A slender 1820 suspension bridge over the Tweed at Horncliffe, among the oldest of its kind still carrying traffic.

6.3 km W

Photo of Holy Island of Lindisfarne, an island in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Holy Island of Lindisfarne

Island near Holy Island (Lindisfarne)

Tidal island reached by a causeway that floods twice daily, with the priory ruins, Lindisfarne Castle, a village and dune walks

11.6 km SE