Crap Towns / Dawlish / Bathing water
How dirty is the water near Dawlish?
Of the 4 bathing waters in or within 2 km of Dawlish, 3 were rated Excellent and 1 Good in 2025. Across England, 297 of the 451 bathing waters (65.9%) were rated Excellent and 32 (7.1%) Poor.
| Bathing water | 2025 rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dawlish Coryton Cove | Excellent | In town |
| Dawlish Town | Good | In town |
| Teignmouth Holcombe | Excellent | 0.7 km |
| Dawlish Warren | Excellent | 1.2 km |
| Town | Distance | Rated Excellent |
|---|---|---|
| Sidmouth | 19.8 km | 2 of 2 |
| Torquay | 12.1 km | 9 of 9 |
| Dawlish | – | 3 of 4 |
| Paignton | 19.7 km | 5 of 7 |
| Teignmouth | 4.3 km | 3 of 5 |
| Exmouth | 6.6 km | 1 of 2 |
| Budleigh Salterton | 10.5 km | 0 of 1 |