The UK's top 10 best seaside spots for wild swimming have been revealed and Clevedon Beach , just a few miles outside of Bristol, has ranked among the top three. Outdoor clothing and equipment brand, GO Outdoors, ranked the top 10 wild swimming locations based on factors like the average annual number of sunshine hours and rainy days they get each year, the total number of Google searches for each site over the past 12 months, and the maximum sea temperature in July. And each seaside town was then given an overall wild swimming score out of 10 with Clevedon receiving a very respectable score of 9.
48, putting it in joint third place with Bracelet Bay, in Wales. READ MORE I went to Greenbank Pool an hour from Bristol and was taken aback I visited gorgeous outdoor swimming spot 45-minute drive from Bristol and was surprised The two locations fell behind Clacton Beach in Essex, which was rated 9.76 out of 10 - and overall winner Portland Harbour in Dorset, located just a couple of hours' drive from Bristol, which scored a near-perfect 9.
94 out of 10. Clevedon Beach ranked second on the list when it came to the warmest water temperatures in July - with temperatures reaching an average of 21.6°C, only fractionally less than the 22.
5°C that have been recorded at Clacton Beach in Essex, and making Clevedon a very pleasant spot for wild swimming in the summer, without the initial cold water shock. The North Somerset seaside town also sees an annual average of 1,631 hours of sunshine.