Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandymouth Sandymouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by pebble...
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Friar`s Cliff Christchurch Friars Cliff is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide fro...
Trish Steel
Photo: Trish Steel CC BY-SA 2.0
Crantock Crantock Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall at the mouth of the Gannel Estuary. It is a sandy beach resort, appr...
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
Photo: Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK CC BY-SA 2.0
Snettisham Beach
Richard Slessor
Photo: Richard Slessor CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberdeen Beach Aberdeen Beach is situated about 600 meters north east of Hanover.
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Hollicombe Hollicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach with rock pools, approximately 400 metres wide, backed...
Lis Burke
Photo: Lis Burke CC BY-SA 2.0
Lunan Bay
Keith Edkins
Photo: Keith Edkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brean Beach Brean Beach is situated 600 meters south east of Brean in Somerset.
Antonia
Photo: Antonia CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Sluice Seaton Sluice Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach backed by dunes. It is the southernmost bathing beach of N...
Phillip Perry
Photo: Phillip Perry CC BY-SA 2.0
Leysdown Beach
Andrew Hill
Photo: Andrew Hill CC BY-SA 2.0
Haverigg Haverigg is a gently sloping gravel and sandy beach for which levels out to flat sand. At low tide the water retreats...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Whiting Bay
Julian P Guffogg
Photo: Julian P Guffogg CC BY-SA 2.0
Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Peter Evans 
Photo: Peter Evans  CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhossili Bay
Graham Ellis
Photo: Graham Ellis CC BY-SA 2.0
Troon South Beach
Amanda King
Photo: Amanda King CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Western Great Western Beach is a beautiful coastal spot that is perfect for relaxation and fun activities. This beach boasts ...
Andy F
Photo: Andy F CC BY-SA 2.0
Sennen Sennen Cove is 1.6 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 940...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthpean Porthpean is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 290 metres wide, surrounded by...
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
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.