Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodrington Goodrington is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by Good...
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Laggan Sands The Laggan Beach, located in Loch Buie, boasts stunning silver sands, which can be reached by taking a pleasant hour-...
Robert Cuthill
Photo: Robert Cuthill CC BY-SA 2.0
Black Pill Rock Beach Black Pill Rock Beach is in Swansea 2 kilometers north east of West Cross.
Mike Dodman
Photo: Mike Dodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Cwm yr Eglwys Beach Cwm Yr Eglwys is a breathtaking coastal village that boasts a small, yet charming sandy beach complete with convenien...
Ann Cook 
Photo: Ann Cook  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portlogan Bay Portlogan Bay beach is situated in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, 400 meters north west of Port Logan.
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Plymouth Hoe West Beach
Andrew Abbott 
Photo: Andrew Abbott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bergecooth
Andrew Smith
Photo: Andrew Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Oast House Archive 
Photo: Oast House Archive  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Pelham Beach is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly sh...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Kennack Sands
Trevor Hilton
Photo: Trevor Hilton CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhoscolyn Borthwen Beach Rhoscolyn Borthwen Beach is situated about 900 meters east of Rhoscolyn.
gary radford
Photo: gary radford CC BY-SA 2.0
Sheringham Sheringham is a former fishing village, but is now a seaside town which still has fishing and crab boats plying trade...
pam fray
Photo: pam fray CC BY-SA 2.0
Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Peter Smyly
Photo: Peter Smyly CC BY-SA 2.0
Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Chapel Porth Chapel Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately three kilometres from St Agnes. At high tide the beach ...
Alex McGregor 
Photo: Alex McGregor  CC BY-SA 2.0
Workington Beach
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
ValP
Photo: ValP CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthcothan Beach Porthcothan Beach is located in Cornwall 5 kilometers north west of St. Eval.
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
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.