Deal Castle

12.4°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 2 - Good 12.4°C

Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Dover. There is a long pier, seafront promenade and a pebble beach with small fishing boats pulled up on the shingle. Along the seafront there are a range of facilities.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Dover, Kent, Dover District

Season

Designated bathing water since 1988. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Good (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is one storm overflow called Deal pumping station approximately 1.8 km north of the bathing water, and also storm overflows in the River Stour estuary, that can occur when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system. These outfalls are designed not to affect bathing water compliance. This bathing water could also be affected by discharges from two surface water outlets to the south of the bathing water.