{"id":343878,"date":"2026-05-15T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-bathing-sites-open-including-first-ever-on-river-thames\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:00:08","slug":"new-bathing-sites-open-including-first-ever-on-river-thames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-bathing-sites-open-including-first-ever-on-river-thames\/","title":{"rendered":"New bathing sites open &#8211; including first-ever on River Thames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2zZIN52j3bA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"New bathing sites open - including first-ever on River Thames\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2zZIN52j3bA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>13 new bathing sites have opened across England, including the first on the River Thames, as the official bathing season begins.<\/p>\n<p>It means 464 sites on coasts, rivers and lakes will undergo regular water quality testing.<\/p>\n<p>Six of the new sites are on rivers, but the Environment Agency currently advises against bathing at many of the existing inland river sites.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 new bathing sites have opened across England, including the first on the River Thames, as the official bathing season begins. 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