Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Ashley Dace
Photo: Ashley Dace CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's beach north of Claremont Pier is a wide gently sloping sandy beach backed by the promenade and Victorian ...
Gillian Moy
Photo: Gillian Moy CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Beach Calshot Beach is 800 meters east of Calshot in the county of Hampshire.
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Ness Cove Ness Cove is on the south coast of Devon, just south of the mouth of the Teign Estuary. It is a remote, secluded sand...
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Llandudno West Shore
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Greatstone Beach
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Gorran Haven Beach
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Norton Beach
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Prestatyn Central Beach Prestatyn Central Beach is 1 kilometers north west of Prestatyn in the county of Denbighshire.
mattbuck category
Photo: mattbuck category CC BY-SA 3.0
Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
David Martin 
Photo: David Martin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthloo
Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Murlough Beach
Anthony Parkes 
Photo: Anthony Parkes  CC BY-SA 2.0
Salcombe North Sands
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
The Cwm Nestled within a secluded area lies The Cwm, a charming beach that boasts a unique and rustic touch with a disused li...
JThomas
Photo: JThomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Nairn Central Beach
Gordon Griffiths
Photo: Gordon Griffiths CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaham Central Beach
SMJ 
Photo: SMJ  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Coastguards Beach Coastguards Beach is located in Devon 3 kilometers south east of Holbeton.
Andrew Hill
Photo: Andrew Hill CC BY-SA 2.0
Haverigg 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.