Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Peter Bond 
Photo: Peter Bond  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sand Eels bay There is a charming, little-known cove located south of Traigh Mor, boasting crystal-clear waters and soft, powdery s...
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Saltburn Beach
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Jersey Marine West Beach
cowbridgeguidecouk
Photo: cowbridgeguidecouk CC BY 3.0
Tresilian Bay
David Anstiss 
Photo: David Anstiss  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay is a rural beach on the East coast of Kent about 5 km south of Ramsgate. The steep shingle beach is towa...
Garry Bye
Photo: Garry Bye CC BY-SA 3.0
Nanjizal Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Seton Beach Port Seton Beach is situated about 500 meters north east of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
Newport Slipway Beach
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberporth Beach Aberporth Beach is situated 100 meters north east of Aberporth in Ceredigion.
Tony Hodge
Photo: Tony Hodge CC BY-SA 2.0
Cold Knap Beach Cold Knap Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south west of Barry.
bunberyist
Photo: bunberyist CC BY 3.0
Maenporth Maenporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 200 metres wide, su...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
Diliff
Photo: Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0
Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
William Pugh
Photo: William Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Tywyn Beach
Tony Atkin 
Photo: Tony Atkin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Northcott Mouth Beach
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
Karl and Ali 
Photo: Karl and Ali  CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe North Beach
Julian P Guffogg
Photo: Julian P Guffogg CC BY-SA 2.0
Hastings Fairlight Glen 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.