Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurlestone North Thurlestone North is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
colin grice
Photo: colin grice CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Walney Biggar Bank Walney Biggar Bank bathing water is the most southerly of the three beaches on Walney Island. The beach is made up of...
Andy Farrington 
Photo: Andy Farrington  CC BY-SA 2.0
Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
Paul Glazzard
Photo: Paul Glazzard CC BY-SA 2.0
Barmston Beach Barmston Beach is 900 meters north east of Barmston in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Nigel Cox
Photo: Nigel Cox CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Palm Bay
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hartlepool North Sands
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Jersey Marine Central Beach
Les Hull
Photo: Les Hull CC BY-SA 2.0
Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Jon Bunting from UK
Photo: Jon Bunting from UK CC BY 2.0
Great Yarmouth Pier Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth Pier beach is a wide sandy ...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunnet Bay
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
David Wright
Photo: David Wright CC BY-SA 2.0
Humberston Fitties Humberston Fitties beach is wide and sandy and backed by dunes. There are caravan parks nearby.
Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Crooklets Crooklets Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 310 metres wide, with a ...
Mark A Coleman
Photo: Mark A Coleman CC BY 3.0
Portwrinkle Beach Portwrinkle Beach is approximately 800 meters south west of Crafthole.
Jon Coupland
Photo: Jon Coupland CC BY-SA 2.0
Bossiney Haven Beach Bossiney Haven Beach is located 1 kilometers north east of Tintagel in the county of Cornwall.
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Manor Steps Bournemouth Manor Steps forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beac...
Richard Slessor
Photo: Richard Slessor CC BY-SA 2.0
Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Unukorno
Photo: Unukorno CC BY-SA 3.0
Belvoir Bay Belvoir Bay beach is a beach in Guernsey.
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.