Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Shaun Ferguson
Photo: Shaun Ferguson CC BY-SA 2.0
Weston Hard Beach
Alan Harris
Photo: Alan Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Kidwelly Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Crinnis Beach Crinnis beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 760 metres wide, backed by...
Richard Webb 
Photo: Richard Webb  CC BY-SA 2.0
Coldingham Beach Coldingham Beach is located in Scottish Borders 700 meters south of St. Abbs.
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach is in Dorset, 7 kilometers east of Christchurch.
hayley green 
Photo: hayley green  CC BY-SA 2.0
Thornwick Bay
Colin Smith
Photo: Colin Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhosneigr Broad Beach Rhosneigr Broad Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 600 meters south east of Rhosneigr.
OLU
Photo: OLU CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberaeron South Beach Aberaeron South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south west of Aberaeron.
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Tolcarne Tolcarne Beach, known locally as Talkarn Hole in the Rock, is located in Cornwall, England. Daily lifeguard coverage ...
SMJ 
Photo: SMJ  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Les Hull
Photo: Les Hull CC BY-SA 2.0
South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Mick Heraty
Photo: Mick Heraty CC BY-SA 2.0
Patch Beach
Glyn Baker
Photo: Glyn Baker CC BY-SA 2.0
Jaywick Jaywick is a small coastal village with large caravan parks to the west. The quiet and sandy beach has recently been ...
wfmillar
Photo: wfmillar CC BY-SA 2.0
Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
Peter Thornton
Photo: Peter Thornton CC BY-SA 2.0
Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
John Allan
Photo: John Allan CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
Roger Smith
Photo: Roger Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaburn - Sunderland Seaburn Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach measuring approximately 1.5 kilometres in length to the north of...
Iain Lees
Photo: Iain Lees CC BY-SA 2.0
Fishermans Haven Beach
wfmillar
Photo: wfmillar CC BY-SA 2.0
Turnberry Beach
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Jersey Marine 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.