Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Dovercourt Beach
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
OLU
Photo: OLU CC BY-SA 2.0
Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hartlepool North 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...
David Medcalf
Photo: David Medcalf CC BY-SA 2.0
Monreith Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Newhaven Central Beach
M J Richardson
Photo: M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0
Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodrington Beach
David Wright
Photo: David Wright CC BY-SA 2.0
Humberston Fitties Beach
Donald MacDonald
Photo: Donald MacDonald CC BY-SA 2.0
Balfours Bay, Traigh Ghael Traigh Ghael is a charming stretch of sand that sits nestled amid the striking pink granite rocks of Ross of Mull on ...
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
Photo: Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK CC BY-SA 2.0
Snettisham Beach
Les Hull
Photo: Les Hull CC BY-SA 2.0
Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
Kenneth Allen
Photo: Kenneth Allen CC BY-SA 2.0
Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Peter Gordois
Photo: Peter Gordois CC BY-SA 2.0
Walney West Shore Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach is situated about 8 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Ayr Beach Ayr Beach is located in South Ayrshire 800 meters south west of Ayr.
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Marsden Beach
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
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.