Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

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 ...
william
Photo: william CC BY-SA 2.0
Canvey Island Beach Canvey Island Beach is 1000 meters south west of Leigh Beck in the county of Essex.
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Rossographer 
Photo: Rossographer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portstewart Strand Beach Portstewart Strand Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of Portstewart in County Londonderry.
Brian MacLennan
Photo: Brian MacLennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Cawsand Beach Cawsand Beach is approximately 200 meters south east of Cawsand.
Paul Thomson
Photo: Paul Thomson CC BY-SA 2.0
Seamill Beach
Andrew Abbott 
Photo: Andrew Abbott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Douglas Broadway Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Laugharne Beach
Donald Brydon
Photo: Donald Brydon CC BY-SA 2.0
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Friar`s Cliff Christchurch Friars Cliff is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide fro...
John Rostron
Photo: John Rostron CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
Roger Cornfoot
Photo: Roger Cornfoot CC BY-SA 2.0
Anstey\'s Cove Anstey\'s Cove beach is 2 kilometers north east of Torquay in the county of Torbay.
Sue Adair
Photo: Sue Adair CC BY-SA 2.0
Meols Beach
Reading Tom from Reading UK
Photo: Reading Tom from Reading UK CC BY 2.0
Point of Ayr Beach
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Walpole Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
Nigel Williams
Photo: Nigel Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Mick Heraty
Photo: Mick Heraty CC BY-SA 2.0
Patch Beach
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
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.