Spittal

15.2°C Water temp · Sep 17

United Kingdom Coastal 2 - Good 15.2°C

Satellite view of Spittal — Satellite © Esri

Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mouth of the River Tweed.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Northumberland

Season

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

Water Quality

Good (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

Following a 2007 investigation into pollution sources affecting Spittal’s bathing water quality, the water company implemented improvements to the sewer network to reduce the likelihood of storm overflow spills. A combined sewer overflow (CSO) that could discharge onto the beach during heavy rainfall was removed in early 2012.
Further investigations have since been conducted, and 13 storm overflows have been included in the water companies Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) for investment during the 2025-2030 AMP8 period.