Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Jo Parker
Photo: Jo Parker CC BY-SA 2.0
Churston Cove Churston Cove beach lies 1 kilometers north west of Brixham, Torbay.
Andy F
Photo: Andy F CC BY-SA 2.0
Sennen Sennen Cove is 1.6 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 940...
Andy Brass
Photo: Andy Brass CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitby Beach
Dr Richard Murray
Photo: Dr Richard Murray CC BY-SA 2.0
Tentsmuir Sands
Mat Fascione 
Photo: Mat Fascione  CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanddona Beach
Alan Fryer
Photo: Alan Fryer CC BY-SA 2.0
Abersoch Beach Abersoch Beach is approximately 500 meters east of Abersoch.
pam fray
Photo: pam fray CC BY-SA 2.0
Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Dave Smethurst
Photo: Dave Smethurst CC BY-SA 2.0
Traeth Tywyn Mawr Beach
RichTea
Photo: RichTea CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Just Priests Cove
Martin Speck
Photo: Martin Speck CC BY-SA 2.0
Solent Breezes 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.
OLU
Photo: OLU CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberaeron South Beach Aberaeron South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south west of Aberaeron.
pep
Photo: pep CC BY-SA 3.0
Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth Hengitsbury West forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shing...
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...
Nigel Monckton
Photo: Nigel Monckton CC BY-SA 2.0
Allonby South Beach Allonby South Beach is in Cumbria 3 kilometers north of Birkby.
Alan Bowring
Photo: Alan Bowring CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Marys Well Bay
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Seton Sands
Mick Lobb
Photo: Mick Lobb CC BY-SA 2.0
Jackson\'s Bay
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.