Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Ravenglass Beach Ravenglass Beach is about 100 meters west of Ravenglass.
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Osborne Bay The beach is an excellent destination for individuals resembling Queen Victoria. It boasts a beautiful scenery, howev...
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Graham Taylor
Photo: Graham Taylor CC BY-SA 2.0
Colwyn Bay Pier Beach Colwyn Bay Pier Beach is 400 meters north east of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Overcombe Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Benllech Beach Benllech Beach is located 500 meters east of Benllech in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Cramond Beach Cramond Beach is 1 kilometers north of Cramond in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Paignton Preston Sands
Mick Lobb
Photo: Mick Lobb CC BY-SA 2.0
Jackson\'s Bay
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Mexico Towan Beach
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Branksome Chine Poole Branksome Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach ...
Andy Stephenson
Photo: Andy Stephenson CC BY-SA 2.0
Lyme Regis Front Beach Lyme Regis Front Beach is to the west of Lyme Regis on the south coast of Devon. The Cobb is a curved breakwater that...
Phillip Perry
Photo: Phillip Perry CC BY-SA 2.0
Leysdown Beach
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Andy Farrington 
Photo: Andy Farrington  CC BY-SA 2.0
Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
Sheila Russell
Photo: Sheila Russell CC BY-SA 2.0
Upton Towans Beach
Ian Knox
Photo: Ian Knox CC BY-SA 2.0
Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
Chris Plunkett
Photo: Chris Plunkett CC BY-SA 2.0
Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Brian
Photo: Brian CC BY-SA 2.0
Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Jim Bain
Photo: Jim Bain CC BY-SA 2.0
Elie Harbour 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.