Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Paul McIlroy
Photo: Paul McIlroy CC BY-SA 2.0
Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
Whatlep
Photo: Whatlep CC BY-SA 2.0
Penally Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendower Carne Beach
Colin Babb
Photo: Colin Babb CC BY-SA 2.0
St Helens St Helens is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight at the mouth of Bembridge Harbour. Measuring...
Helen Wilkinson
Photo: Helen Wilkinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Tunstall Beach
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
Graham Horn
Photo: Graham Horn CC BY-SA 2.0
Bembridge Beach
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Edward Clack
Photo: Edward Clack CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
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 Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthbeor Beach Porthbeor Beach is located in Cornwall 3 kilometers south of Gerrans.
Peter Evans 
Photo: Peter Evans  CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhossili Bay
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Ness Beach
JThomas
Photo: JThomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Bridlington South Cliff Beach
Andy Radcliffe
Photo: Andy Radcliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Jurby Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Beachlands West Beach Beachlands West Beach is 6 kilometers south of Havant in the county of Hampshire.
Gordon Brown
Photo: Gordon Brown CC BY-SA 2.0
Fairlie Beach
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach is situated 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks in Dorset.
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.