Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Ulrich Hartmann
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann CC BY-SA 2.0
Portholland Beach Portholland Beach is 3 kilometers north east of Veryan in the county of Cornwall.
Evelyn Simak 
Photo: Evelyn Simak  CC BY-SA 2.0
Winterton Beach
martin dawes
Photo: martin dawes CC BY-SA 2.0
Cayton Bay Cayton Bay Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle ...
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...
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Mothecombe Beach
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Crinnis Beach
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.
Mike Dodman
Photo: Mike Dodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Kenneth Allen
Photo: Kenneth Allen CC BY-SA 2.0
Magilligan Benone Strand Beach
N Chadwick
Photo: N Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Charlestown Charlestown is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and shingle beach resort, approximately 290 metres wide...
Sheila Russell
Photo: Sheila Russell CC BY-SA 2.0
Upton Towans Beach
Cameraman 
Photo: Cameraman  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandown Sandown beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is near the centre of Sandown Bay. Flanked by the pier the...
William Bartlett
Photo: William Bartlett CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregardock Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Kennack Sands
Chris Heaton
Photo: Chris Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0
Lyne Mouth Bay
Jeremy Bolwell 
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell  CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberarth Beach Aberarth Beach is in Ceredigion, 300 meters west of Aberarth.
John Davies
Photo: John Davies CC BY-SA 2.0
Holland Holland-on-Sea has a small quiet sandy beach and picnic areas. It is backed by a sea wall in a rural setting.
Ross Armstrong
Photo: Ross Armstrong CC BY-SA 3.0
Rozel Beach Rozel Beach lies 3 kilometers north east of Trinity, Jersey.
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.