Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Richard Law
Photo: Richard Law CC BY-SA 2.0
Newport North Beach Newport Sands boasts itself as the biggest beach found in Newport Bay, boasting over a mile of flat sand, along with ...
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Ainsdale The bathing water is a resort beach on the Sefton coastline in North West England. Ainsdale beach has a large expanse...
Gordon Griffiths
Photo: Gordon Griffiths CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaham Central Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Tolcarne Tolcarne Beach, known locally as Talkarn Hole in the Rock, is located in Cornwall, England. Daily lifeguard coverage ...
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton (Devon) Seaton is a resort town in Lyme Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach approximately one kilometre wi...
N Chadwick 
Photo: N Chadwick  CC BY-SA 2.0
Walmer Beach (Deal)
E Gammie 
Photo: E Gammie  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hampton Pier West Beach
Jim Bain
Photo: Jim Bain CC BY-SA 2.0
Elie Harbour Beach
Ian Rushin
Photo: Ian Rushin CC BY-SA 2.0
Pevensey Bay Pevensey Bay is a resort beach on the Sussex coast between Eastbourne and Hastings. The small town of Pevensey backs ...
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Gerald England
Photo: Gerald England CC BY-SA 2.0
St Annes South Beach
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryhope Beach
Alec MacKinnon
Photo: Alec MacKinnon CC BY-SA 2.0
Doonfoot Beach
Malc McDonald 
Photo: Malc McDonald  CC BY-SA 2.0
Worthing West Parade Beach
Graham Horn
Photo: Graham Horn CC BY-SA 2.0
Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Shirley Grant
Photo: Shirley Grant CC BY-SA 2.0
Traigh Bhan Na Sgurra or Scoor The Gaelic name "Rocky White Beach" perfectly describes the picturesque Scoor beach located on the southern coast of ...
Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Jangye Ryne Beach
Tim Marchant
Photo: Tim Marchant CC BY-SA 2.0
Felixstowe South Felixstowe is a resort town but is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Roger Gilbertson
Photo: Roger Gilbertson CC BY-SA 2.0
Achmelvich Beach Achmelvich Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 400 meters west of Achmelvich.
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.