Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Peter Jordan
Photo: Peter Jordan CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Jennifer Luther Thomas
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Monkstone Beach
Anne and Jeff Rolfe 
Photo: Anne and Jeff Rolfe  CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Soderick Beach Port Soderick Beach is a beach in Middle.
Dorcas Sinclair
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandside Bay
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Lynmouth Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
pam fray 
Photo: pam fray  CC BY-SA 2.0
Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands beach is in Kent, 3 kilometers south of Broadstairs.
Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Man Sands
Bob Shires
Photo: Bob Shires CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Trwyn Beach Porth Trwyn Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 2 kilometers west of Llanfaethlu.
Gerry Lewis
Photo: Gerry Lewis CC BY-SA 2.0
Gurnard Gurnard is a small resort situated on the Isle of Wight, west of Cowes, facing across the Solent to the New Forest sh...
Gary Rogers
Photo: Gary Rogers CC BY-SA 2.0
Ainsdale Beach Ainsdale Beach is about 13 kilometers north west of Sefton.
Shaun Ferguson
Photo: Shaun Ferguson CC BY-SA 2.0
Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregantle Long Sands
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Brides Haven Beach
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Horden Beach
Sandra White
Photo: Sandra White CC BY-SA 2.0
Amble Links Beach Amble Links Beach is located 2 kilometers east of Amble in the county of Northumberland.
Evelyn Simak
Photo: Evelyn Simak CC BY-SA 2.0
Sea Palling Sea Palling is a small coastal hamlet and has a wide sandy beach with a series of shallow bays formed by man-made ree...
Peter Fuller
Photo: Peter Fuller CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunoon West Bay
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
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.