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Photo of St Bees, a swimming spot near Whitehaven, Cumbria, north west England.

© Jonathan Billinger / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Bees

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St Bees is an official bathing spot in Cumbria. Its water quality was classed Good at the Environment Agency's last classification. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 16 designated bathing waters in the county.

The nearest other bathing water is Seascale, 13 km to the south-east. St Bees Station is 1.2 km away to the east.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near St Bees

Photo along the Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

Coast to Coast

National Trail

Wainwright's own invention: St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay through three national parks.

0.2 km NW · North Yorkshire & Cumbria

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.

0.2 km N · spans 24 counties

Photo of St Bees, a village in Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

St Bees

Village

Sandstone coastal village with a long beach, a red-cliffed head of nesting seabirds and the start of the Coast to Coast.

1.2 km E · Cumbria

Photo of Whitehaven Harbour, a landmark in Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Whitehaven Harbour

Landmark near Whitehaven

A Georgian planned harbour on the Cumbrian coast, its old quays and marina recalling the town's trading and mining heyday.

6.2 km N

Photo of The Rum Story, a visitor attraction near Whitehaven, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

The Rum Story

Attraction near Whitehaven

A museum in Whitehaven's old Jefferson wine and rum vaults tracing the town's rum trade, ending in a tasting.

6.7 km N

Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Lake District

National Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

8.1 km NE