Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Eileen Henderson
Photo: Eileen Henderson CC BY-SA 2.0
Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
Tim Westcott
Photo: Tim Westcott CC BY-SA 2.0
Perranporth Perranporth bathing water is at the southern end of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach ...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendower Carne Beach
Mat Fascione 
Photo: Mat Fascione  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinmel Bay
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Godrevy Towans Godrevy Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach, approximately 600 metres wide. Backed ...
JHannanBriggs 
Photo: JHannanBriggs  CC BY-SA 2.0
Huttoft Beach
Shaun Butler
Photo: Shaun Butler CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandy Haven Beach
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Coverack Beach Coverack Beach lies in Cornwall, 100 meters north of Coverack.
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 ...
Peter Moore 
Photo: Peter Moore  CC BY-SA 2.0
Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Ian Murfitt 
Photo: Ian Murfitt  CC BY-SA 2.0
Largo East Beach
Andrew Abbott 
Photo: Andrew Abbott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Green Bay
Ian Capper
Photo: Ian Capper CC BY-SA 2.0
Overstrand Beach
Darren Rosson
Photo: Darren Rosson CC BY-SA 2.0
Freathy Beach
Ian Paterson
Photo: Ian Paterson CC BY-SA 2.0
Mablethorpe Town Mablethorpe Town beach is a busy resort with a wide and sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and is close ...
Stanley Howe
Photo: Stanley Howe CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverbervie Beach
Danny Robinson
Photo: Danny Robinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Sheerness Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Mawgan Porth Mawgan Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sandy beach, approximately 720 metres wide, backed by ...
Jim Smillie
Photo: Jim Smillie CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
MJ Reilly
Photo: MJ Reilly CC BY-SA 2.0
Walton 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.