How's the Water?
1 discharging 22 spills in 24h 0 above typical

All regions / North West / Beaches

Seascale

Cumberland · sewerage by United Utilities Water

Good · 2025 Out of season No spills reported nearby in the last 48 hours

Generally good samples over the last four seasons.

Latest E. coli
130
per 100 ml, 22 Sep 2026
Latest enterococci
<10
per 100 ml
Overflows within 3 km
1
Spills nearby, 30 days
1
  • Excellent or Good
  • Sufficient
  • Poor
  • Overflow discharging
  • Overflow
  • Offline

About this beach

The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is a small wooden jetty leading down from the village to the beach.

From the Environment Agency profile.

Storm overflows within 3 km

Nearest first, straight-line distance.
Monitor Distance Status
UUP01732 The Irish Sea and Whitriggs Beck 0.6 km Not discharging