Dunster Beach

United Kingdom Coastal 4 - Poor

Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately 2.6 kilometres wide, backed by beach chalets.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Somerset

Season

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

Water Quality

Poor (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is an emergency overflow from the Dunster Beach pumping station to the designated bathing water area. The operation of the overflow can lead to a drop in bathing water quality. This bathing water is included in the Surfers Against Sewage “Safer Seas Service”. This service can alert you to Combined Storm Sewer Overflow discharges via a phone App and in addition, it includes the Environment Agency Pollution Risk Forecast warnings where they are available. Further details of the service can be found at - http://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/