Wells

18.1°C Water temp · Jun 18

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 18.1°C

Satellite view of Wells — Satellite © Esri

Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The beach continues eastwards but can be cut off by the tide. There is a national nature reserve and salt marshes nearby.

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Location

North Norfolk, Norfolk, North Norfolk District

Season

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

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There are a number of outfalls discharging into the harbour from the town. Improvements have been carried out to storm, emergency and surface water outfalls which have the potential to affect 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/