Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Fleetwood Beach
Roger  Kidd 
Photo: Roger Kidd  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sango Sands
Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Durdle Door East Durdle Door East is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberporth Beach Aberporth Beach is situated 100 meters north east of Aberporth in Ceredigion.
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Nigel Homer
Photo: Nigel Homer CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthcawl Trecco Bay Porthcawl Trecco Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 2 kilometers east of Porthcawl.
mattbuck category
Photo: mattbuck category CC BY-SA 3.0
Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
Stephen Horncastle
Photo: Stephen Horncastle CC BY-SA 2.0
Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Watcombe Watcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Linda Bailey
Photo: Linda Bailey CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitesands Beach The beach boasts various amenities that make it an ideal destination for families and couples alike. It has received ...
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
bunberyist
Photo: bunberyist CC BY 3.0
Gyllyngvase Gyllyngvase is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by t...
philip banks
Photo: philip banks CC BY-SA 2.0
Wallasey The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sa...
Julieanne Savage
Photo: Julieanne Savage CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Balmedie Beach Balmedie Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north east of Balmedie.
James Denham 
Photo: James Denham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Robin Drayton
Photo: Robin Drayton CC BY-SA 2.0
Cemlyn Beach Cemlyn Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Llanrhwydrys.
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryde Central 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.