Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

wfmillar
Photo: wfmillar CC BY-SA 2.0
Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Glen Wyllin Beach
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Plymouth Hoe West Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Teignmouth Holcombe Teignmouth Holcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy cove, approximately 650 metres wide, backed by clif...
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Hove Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Hove beach is west of the di...
Iain Lees
Photo: Iain Lees CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunbar Belhaven Beach
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
C Michael Hogan 
Photo: C Michael Hogan  CC BY-SA 2.0
Tor Mor or Foot of the Sea Sands Nestled at the mouth of Bull Hole Anchorage, lies a picturesque white sandy cove that can be reached with a short 15-...
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton (Devon) Seaton is a resort town in Lyme Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach approximately one kilometre wi...
Keith Burroughs
Photo: Keith Burroughs CC BY-SA 2.0
Fleetwood Fleetwood beach sits at the top end of the Fylde coastline, facing north into Morecambe Bay. The beach is mainly sand...
Karl and Ali 
Photo: Karl and Ali  CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe North Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Julieanne Savage
Photo: Julieanne Savage CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Dara Jasumani
Photo: Dara Jasumani CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendine Morfa Bay
Peter Church
Photo: Peter Church CC BY-SA 2.0
Withernsea Beach
Steve Egginton
Photo: Steve Egginton CC BY-SA 2.0
Martins Haven Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Coverack Beach Coverack Beach lies in Cornwall, 100 meters north of Coverack.
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.