Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Andrew Smith
Photo: Andrew Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
Peter S 
Photo: Peter S  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
C Michael Hogan 
Photo: C Michael Hogan  CC BY-SA 2.0
Tor Mor or Foot of the Sea Sands Nestled at the mouth of Bull Hole Anchorage, lies a picturesque white sandy cove that can be reached with a short 15-...
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Eryka Hurst
Photo: Eryka Hurst CC BY-SA 2.0
Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Paul Hutchinson
Photo: Paul Hutchinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Elbury Cove
John S Turner 
Photo: John S Turner  CC BY-SA 2.0
Black Rock Sands Black Rock Sands beach is approximately 900 meters south east of Morfa Bychan.
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Trearddur Bay
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Bouley Bay Bouley Bay beach is 1 kilometers north east of Trinity in the county of Jersey.
Diliff
Photo: Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0
Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Evelyn Simak
Photo: Evelyn Simak CC BY-SA 2.0
West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
Simon Huguet
Photo: Simon Huguet CC BY-SA 2.0
Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
Nigel Brown
Photo: Nigel Brown CC BY-SA 2.0
Twyni Bach Beach
Chris Court
Photo: Chris Court CC BY-SA 2.0
Stevenston Beach
Diane Sambrook
Photo: Diane Sambrook CC BY-SA 2.0
Mouthwell Sands
Keith Edkins
Photo: Keith Edkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Deborah Tilley
Photo: Deborah Tilley CC BY-SA 2.0
Druidston Haven Beach This beach has been bestowed with the Green Coast Award for its commitment to environmental preservation. You can bri...
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Easington 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.