Wild swimming in Kent

Tidal pools at Margate and Walpole Bay, plus the white-cliff bays of the Channel coast.

Tidal pools at Margate and Walpole Bay, plus the white-cliff bays of the Channel coast. Hattie tracks 56 wild-swim spots across Kent — 54 sea spots and 2 rivers — each with a live verdict before you get in.

Every Kent spot draws on the official feeds Hattie checks through the day: storm-overflow (sewage) reports straight from the water companies, the regulator's bathing-water classifications, river levels, tides, wind and rainfall. Tap any spot for the live picture, the data behind it, and what other swimmers have reported.

Swim spots in Kent

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