Felixstowe has been named among the best beaches in the UK to go swimming.

Ella Foote editor of Outdoor Swimmer magazine,  put together the definitive list of the paper's top 10 beaches, for the Guardian's travel pages.

Her list also also included Hope Cove in Devon, White Rocks in Northern Ireland, Anglesey in Wales, Lansallos, Cornwall and Tynemouth.

This is her blurb on Felixstowe where bathers and strong swimmers jump into the North Sea from a blue flag beach:

Don't be put off by the colour of the water at Felixstowe: just accept you are likely to emerge from the silty swell with a sea-beard. This is a challenging stretch of water for long swims, so Channel swimmers train here. There is a drag north or south, depending on the tide, but plan it right and you can swim with the tide and feel like an Olympian.

Locals swim at the northern end of the beachfront between the cafes; for the dippers, the part between the groynes gives a good, safe depth to bob about in.

See Ella Foote's top 10 beaches here...

Good for swimming all year round (Picture credit: Dermot Ryan)