Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Wendy Kirkwood
Photo: Wendy Kirkwood CC BY-SA 2.0
Seilebost Beach
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
JThomas
Photo: JThomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandend Bay
Simon Huguet
Photo: Simon Huguet CC BY-SA 2.0
Southport Beach
Raymond Knapman 
Photo: Raymond Knapman  CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe South Beach
Row
Photo: Row CC BY-SA 2.0
Cadgwith Cove Cadgwith Cove beach is situated 14 kilometers south east of Helston in Cornwall.
Jeremy Bolwell 
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell  CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberarth Beach Aberarth Beach is in Ceredigion, 300 meters west of Aberarth.
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
Caroline Tandy
Photo: Caroline Tandy CC BY-SA 2.0
Duporth Beach
PAUL FARMER
Photo: PAUL FARMER CC BY-SA 2.0
Deal Castle Beach
Whatlep
Photo: Whatlep CC BY-SA 2.0
Penally Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Church Bay Church Bay beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 2 kilometers south west of Cylch-y-Garn.
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
Photo: Matt Buck from London United Kingdom CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a privately owned crescent of coarse golden sand and shingle, a...
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
West Bay, Westgate The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the town of Westgate-on-Sea. It is a gently shelvin...
Dr Neil Clifton
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton CC BY-SA 2.0
Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley The bathing water site, known as ‘Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley', is located on the River Wharfe at Ilkley, close to Il...
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Seton Beach Port Seton Beach is situated about 500 meters north east of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Stuart Wilding
Photo: Stuart Wilding CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ninians Isle Beach
Basher Eyre
Photo: Basher Eyre CC BY-SA 2.0
Middleton-on-Sea 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.