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Britons have been warned not to swim at more than 80 beaches across the country after heavy rainfall has caused sewage discharge to seep into the waters.

Surfers Against Sewage have issued a warning to those looking to head to the UK’s seasides.

The marine conservation charity monitors the water quality across the nation to keep the public in-the-know of any spots affected by sewage.

With an interactive map to help illustrate the widespread number of beaches affected across the UK, Surfers Against Sewage have outlined 83 spots to avoid.

A TripAdvisor favourite has been included in the list – Gorleston Beach – which was named the ‘best beach in the country’ just last month.

Britons have been warned not to swim at more than 70 beaches across the country after heavy rainfall has caused sewage discharge to seep into the waters

Britons have been warned not to swim at more than 70 beaches across the country after heavy rainfall has caused sewage discharge to seep into the waters 

The little known seaside town is bracing itself for an influx of visitors after Tripadvisor named its beach as being the best in the UK and the 12th best in Europe.

Local residents insisted today that they were not at all surprised by the accolade for the huge expanse of sand in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk.

But at the moment, it seems a visit to the hidden gem is off the cards thanks to sewage discharged from a sewer overflow within the area.

The warning from the charity read: ‘A large, 3km stretch of sand backed by a promenade, gardens and the town with timber groynes found along its length. 

‘Gorleston-on-Sea became popular in Edwardian times and is still a busy seaside resort. A number of sewer overflows discharge into the River Yare that flows to the sea at the northern end of the beach.’

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Other beaches on the list with the warning include, Southend Jubilee Beach, Sheerness, Folkestone, Dymchurch, Camber, Bognor Regis and Cowes.

Tourist hotspots Brighton, Blackpool and Whitstable are also warned against going to.

Scarborough, Saltburn, Whitby, Spittal, Amble links, Warkworth, Seaham, Walney Biggar Bank, Pendower are also on the list.

Sewage and agricultural pollution have put the UK at the bottom of the list in Europe in terms of its bathing water quality ranking. 

Pollution can make waters risky as people can contract harmful illnesses such as viruses and ‘antimicrobial resistant bacteria.

The group estimates that ‘over 400,000 discharges of untreated sewage into UK rivers’ and ‘almost 5,500 discharges into UK coastal bathing waters’. 

Last August, it was revealed that water companies have spent more than nine million hours pumping raw sewage into Britain’s seas and rivers since 2016. 

Environment Agency figures reveal the staggering amount discharged into areas including tourist and bathing hotspots. 

And the Labour Party, which obtained the data under Freedom of Information laws, warned on Friday that the full scale of pollution could be much worse. 

Jim McMahon, Labour’s environment spokesman, accused the water giants of cutting corners to ‘pump filthy raw sewage on to our playing fields and into our waters’. 

He added: ‘Labour will put a stop to this disgraceful practice by ensuring there can be enforcement of unlimited fines, holding water company bosses legally and financially accountable for their negligence, and by toughening up regulations that currently allow the system to be abused.’ 

The data shows that, since 2016, raw sewage has been released into the UK’s seas and rivers for a total of 9,427,355 hours. 

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It also shows that there has been a 2,553 per cent increase in the number of monitored discharge hours between 2016 and 2021, with the party arguing that the situation is ‘drastically worsening’ under the Conservatives. 

In 2016, the Environment Agency recorded 100,533 hours’ worth of spills. 

By 2021, that figure had rocketed to 2,667,452. 

All 83 beaches Britons are warned to AVOID due to sewage dumped 

  1. Dhoon Bay
  2. Spittal
  3. Warkworth
  4. Amble Links
  5. Druridge Bay North
  6. Druridge Bay South
  7. Blyth South Beach
  8. Tynemouth Cullercoats
  9. Seaham Hall Beach
  10. Seaham Beach
  11. Seaton Carew North
  12. Redcar Coatham
  13. Redcar Granville
  14. Redcar Stray
  15. Marske Sands
  16. Saltburn
  17. Whitby
  18. Scarborough North Bay
  19. Scarborough South Bay
  20. Bridlington South Beach
  21. Heacham
  22. Gorleston Beach
  23. Southend Three Shells
  24. Southend Jubilee Beach
  25. Sheerness Canterbury
  26. Minster Leas
  27. Leysdown
  28. West Beach, Whitstable
  29. Tankerton
  30. Herne Bay Central
  31. Herne Bay
  32. Sandgate
  33. Hythe
  34. St Marys Bay (Kent)
  35. St Leonards
  36. Bexhill
  37. Normans Bay
  38. Pevensey Bay
  39. Seaford
  40. Saltdean
  41. Brighton Kemptown
  42. Brighton Central – Brighton
  43. Hove Lawn
  44. Littlehampton
  45. Bognor Regis East
  46. Bognor Regis (Aldwick)
  47. Pagham
  48. Langstone Harbour
  49. Eastney
  50. Southsea East
  51. Stokes Bay
  52. Ryde
  53. Seagrove
  54. St Helens
  55. Bembridge
  56. Whitecliff Bay
  57. Yaverland
  58. Sandown
  59. Shanklin
  60. Lee-on-Solent
  61. Hillhead
  62. Cowes
  63. Gurnard
  64. Colwell Bay
  65. Totland Bay
  66. Pentewan
  67. Dunster North West
  68. Weston Main
  69. Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
  70. Wharfe at Cromwheel – Ilkley Bathing Water
  71. Southport
  72. St Annes
  73. St Annes North
  74. Blackpool South
  75. Blackpool Central
  76. Blackpool North
  77. Bispham
  78. Cleveleys
  79. Fleetwood
  80. Morecambe North
  81. Walney Biggar Bank
  82. Walney Sandy Gap
  83. Walney West Shore

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