What a bizarre and wonderful place. Hot water bubbles up in certain places on the beach so you can dig a pool and wallow in the hot water. Then cool off in the sea. But be careful- the water is very hot in some places. You need to be there within a 4 hour window around low tide or the hot water area in under the waves. You can hire a shovel to dug your pool for equivalent of £5. Very amusing to see a lot of people digging away on the beach in search of the hot water.

What a fun and unique experience. Go early to beat the crowds. Best to visit at low tide. If you visit at high tide you won't get to experience the hot springs. Be sure to take a shovel so you can dig your natural hot tub!

Crazy beautiful beach..you really don't need a spade to enjoy the thermals, just find a spot and wiggle your feet, won't be long before your running into the sea to cool them down🤪. Be careful in the sea, it was really wild at waist deep! i lost my sunglasses to it😞. The car park that's close by was 4$ an hour when we were there in Feb..and it's camera controlled so note when you need to leave!

Tips 1 There are three car parks. The first is free (500m walk), the others charge and are nearer. 2 Take a spade with a metal blade and a wooden shaft. Kids spades are no good. 3 Arrive about 30 to 60 minutes before low tide. Pick an early morning ride if at all possible to beat the crowds. 4 Walk along the beach near the hot water area (where the crowd is or where the sand has been dug, icy out are early). You can feel the very hot water running down the beach k to the sea. Dig your pool upstream from a hot water steam, if possible. 5 When you dig your pool, build a wall on the sea side of the pool to protect it from incoming tide. 6 Enjoy but be careful not to scald yourself It’s the closest you are likely to get to a thermal experience.

Great place to people watch as everyone tries to dig a hole to sit in to enjoy the hot water being pushed up from underground heated rocks. Some pools are too hot to sit in (you can see the steam rising from the sand) whereas others are nice like luke warm tea! It’s only a small part of the beach that has the hot water area, the rest of the reach is largely empty and enjoyed by walkers or surfers. You can walk a long way even at high tides- but if you want to dig then you need to be here either one hour before or one hour after low tide. And bring a sturdy spade!!

Be warned - the hot water part of Hot Water Beach is in a small section of around 50m in front of the rocky headland. Nobody tells visitors that as you futilely wander the beach, shovel in hand. The hot water area can get crowded and the sand is so soaked in water it is impossible to build pools. Caution, the water can be rather hot.

A brilliant experience. We arrived 30min before low tide. Got two spades from Top10 Campsite and used them to dig a hole. Because it is June, perhaps, the beach was not busy. The water was amazing, actually too hot to stand in at times. We sat and wallowed in the hot water, then went for a lovely refreshing swim in the sea.

This was one of the highlights of our trip! We made sure we went at low tide (2hrs either side of it) to get the full experience. Would recommend hiring a shovel from the local shop there as it was needed. The hot water was so hot it was hard to keep your feet buried in the sand in spots, a quick dip in the ocean afterwards - even in winter - was refreshing!! It does get very busy though!