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Tynemouth King Edwards Bay
North Tyneside · sewerage by Northumbrian Water
Excellent · 2025
Out of season
No spills reported nearby in the last 48 hours
The cleanest samples over the last four seasons.
- Latest E. coli
- <10
- per 100 ml, 18 Sep 2026
- Latest enterococci
- <10
- per 100 ml
- Overflows within 3 km
- 16 1 offline
- Spills nearby, 30 days
- 1
- Excellent or Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Overflow discharging
- Overflow
- Offline
About this beach
King Edwards Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach enclosed by cliffs. Access is via stairs or a very long ramp. The designated bathing beach measures approximately 200 metres.
From the Environment Agency profile.
Storm overflows within 3 km
Nearest first, straight-line distance.| Monitor | Distance | Status | Last spill | Spills, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWL01180 North Sea | 0.4 km | Not discharging | 3 weeks ago | 1 |
| NWL00308 River Tyne | 0.8 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL00557 River Tyne Estuary | 1.4 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL00961 River Tyne Estuary | 1.4 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL01332 River Tyne Estuary | 1.4 km | Not discharging | 2 years ago | 0 |
| NWL01032 River Tyne | 1.5 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL00964 North Sea | 1.6 km | Not discharging | 1 year ago | 0 |
| NWL01422 River Tyne Estuary | 1.6 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL01450 River Tyne Estuary | 1.8 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL00103 River Tyne Estuary | 2.1 km | Monitor offline | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL00211 North Sea | 2.1 km | Not discharging | 2 years ago | 0 |
| NWL00935 River Tyne Estuary | 2.3 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL00215 River Tyne Estuary | 2.5 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL00651 River Tyne Estuary | 2.8 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL00710 River Tyne | 3.0 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| NWL01028 North Sea | 3.0 km | Not discharging | 2 years ago | 0 |
15 more monitors nearby had no spill in the last 30 days.