Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Nick Andrews
Photo: Nick Andrews CC BY-SA 2.0
Brandy Cove Brandy Cove beach is in Swansea, 1 kilometers south east of Bishopston.
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...
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitecliff Bay At the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, Whitecliffe Bay is famous for the well-exposed sedimentary rock sequence whi...
Dennis Turner
Photo: Dennis Turner CC BY-SA 2.0
Tenby North Beach The beach boasts several attractive features, including the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal spot for families and...
Tim Green
Photo: Tim Green CC BY-SA 2.0
Portscatho Beach Portscatho Beach is 100 meters north east of Portscatho in the county of Cornwall.
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Thomas Nugent
Photo: Thomas Nugent CC BY-SA 2.0
Largs Central Beach
Nick Smith
Photo: Nick Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
David P Howard
Photo: David P Howard CC BY-SA 2.0
East Runton East Runton beach is a rural beach with cliffs and a rocky foreshore. At low tide there is an expanse of sand. The vi...
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Penzance Promenade Beach
Robin Drayton
Photo: Robin Drayton CC BY-SA 2.0
Tenby Castle Beach Castle Beach is a picturesque beach that has been awarded the Blue Flag award, certifying its cleanliness and safety....
Forester
Photo: Forester CC BY-SA 3.0
Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Greenaway Beach
John Watson
Photo: John Watson CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth King Edwards Bay King Edwards Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach enclosed by cliffs. Access is via stairs or a very long...
P L Chadwick
Photo: P L Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Bognor Regis East Beach Bognor Regis East Beach is in West Sussex, 1 kilometers south of Felpham.
Rob Purvis 
Photo: Rob Purvis  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandy Bay
Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Putsborough Putsborough is south of Woolacombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 780 m...
Andy Beecroft
Photo: Andy Beecroft CC BY-SA 2.0
Withernsea Withernsea Beach is a long sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. Behind the beach...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Carew North 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.