Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Waterfoot Beach
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
St Mildred's Bay, Westgate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
David Hawgood
Photo: David Hawgood CC BY-SA 2.0
Treyarnon Bay
Oast House Archive 
Photo: Oast House Archive  CC BY-SA 2.0
Dymchurch North Beach
Ken Craig
Photo: Ken Craig CC BY-SA 2.0
West Sandwick Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Peter Smyly
Photo: Peter Smyly CC BY-SA 2.0
Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Marske Sands
Oast House Archive 
Photo: Oast House Archive  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Pelham Beach is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly sh...
Leslie Barrie
Photo: Leslie Barrie CC BY-SA 2.0
Machrihanish Beach
Paul Gillett 
Photo: Paul Gillett  CC BY-SA 2.0
Saltdean Beach
Peter Church
Photo: Peter Church CC BY-SA 2.0
Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
John Holmes
Photo: John Holmes CC BY-SA 2.0
Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
Bob Ford
Photo: Bob Ford CC BY-SA 2.0
Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Oliver Dixon
Photo: Oliver Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Tresaith Beach
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Harlech Beach
Sheila Russell
Photo: Sheila Russell CC BY-SA 2.0
Mexico Towans Mexico Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
Malcolm Etherington
Photo: Malcolm Etherington CC BY-SA 2.0
Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Rob Whitehead
Photo: Rob Whitehead CC BY-SA 2.0
Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy 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.