We only recommend beaches with the best water quality. So if you value clean seas use our beach search to find the cleanest bathing waters near you...
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After 25 years of campaigning there are now three times more clean beaches then when we started. But pollution from sewers, farms and cities means you still have a one in seven chance of getting a sewage related illness if you swim at some beaches... more.
Help MCS make Beachwatch 2010 the biggest ever
Beachwatch Big Weekend 2010 takes place in September and MCS hopes more people than ever will clean up >> More
Keep safe with the RNLI
Good Beach Guide sponsors, the RNLI are holding beach safety events this summer. Check out your nearest one >> More
Strange creature off Paignton
We've been sent this image taken near Paignton. What is it? Bigger than a sealion, reptile-like head, long neck. Join our Facebook debate to try and identify it >> More
Leaping sharks launch basking season
Basking sharks as big as buses have been spotted leaping out of the water off UK coasts. Report your sightings here >> More
Cycling UK to highlight sewage pollution
Caroline Wakefield died in 1957 after a swim in polluted seawater. Brother Chris is cycling to raise cash for MCS >>More
Return of the Leatherbacks
Massive Leatherback turtles have been spotted off UK beaches. Tell MCS when you see a turtle off the coast. Report here >> More
UK Beaches better than last year
MCS Good Beach Guide 2010 says 421 of the UK's 769 bathing beaches have excellent water quality...
Sewage puts beachgoers at risk
MCS urges beachgoers to report sewage overflow pipes and help stop beach pollution... more
Read All About It...
Download the Good Beach Guide report to find out how we recommend our beaches... more
MCS Good Beach Guide making waves
MCS Good Beach Guide has received major media coverage including ITV' s 'Tonight'
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Report pipes on our beaches
Tell us if you see a discharging sewer pipe and send us a picture... more
Join an MCS Beach Clean
Sign up for the Beachwatch Big Weekend in September 2010... more
Join Your Seas Your Voice
Vote for a proposed Marine Protected Site or nominate your own... more
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