Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Browse beaches in England

Browse beaches in Scotland

Browse beaches in Wales

Browse beaches in Northern Ireland

Browse beaches in Guernsey / Jersey

Great beaches in UK

Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
OLU
Photo: OLU CC BY-SA 2.0
Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
ceridwen
Photo: ceridwen CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodwick Harbour South Beach
Dot Potter
Photo: Dot Potter CC BY-SA 2.0
Gronant Dunes Beach
Stacey Harris
Photo: Stacey Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Formby Victoria Road Beach
Roger Kidd 
Photo: Roger Kidd  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sango Sands
hayley green 
Photo: hayley green  CC BY-SA 2.0
Thornwick Bay
Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
L Willetts
Photo: L Willetts CC BY-SA 2.0
Leonards Cove
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Pentewan Pentewan is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres ...
Clive Perrin
Photo: Clive Perrin CC BY-SA 2.0
Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach, approximately...
Basher Eyre 
Photo: Basher Eyre  CC BY-SA 2.0
Littlehampton Sea Road Beach
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lulworth Cove Lulworth Cove is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a sand and pebble resort bay, ...
Robert Edwards
Photo: Robert Edwards CC BY-SA 2.0
Clacton Martello Tower Beach Clacton Martello Tower Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Clacton-on-Sea.
Nick Earl
Photo: Nick Earl CC BY-SA 2.0
Limeslade Bay
Eileen Littler 
Photo: Eileen Littler  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pick Mere
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Greatstone Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Billow Ness Beach Billow Ness Beach lies 700 meters south of Anstruther, Fife.
Lis Burke
Photo: Lis Burke CC BY-SA 2.0
Leven East Beach
Beach explorer UK Source for water samples and information: the Environmental Protection Agency, users of the site and local municipalities.
Source for weather data: Met Éireann© (CC BY 4.0) Disclaimer: Met Éireann does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error or omission in the data, their availability, or for any loss or damage arising from their use.
Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.