Beach Safety
The beach has Blue Flag status., and is also a Seaside Award (Resort) winner. Lifeguards patrol the beach from late June to early September, from 10.00 - 6.00 each day, and bathing is safe within the patrolled area, marked by flags.
Water users are advised not to swim in the estuary to the south due to fast currents, but rather to stay at the main beach.
There is a Poppit Sands Surf Lifesaving Club. In June 2011 it was announced that the Club had been awarded £35,980 from the Big Lottery Fund, for use on new equipment and to provide additional opportunities for recruiting new members.
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