Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Beacon Cove Beacon Cove is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a small pebbled cove, approximately 500 metres wide, nea...
ally McGurk
Photo: ally McGurk CC BY-SA 2.0
Bardsea Beach Bardsea Beach lies 600 meters south east of Bardsea, Cumbria.
Thomas Nugent
Photo: Thomas Nugent CC BY-SA 2.0
Gourock West Bay
Richard Law
Photo: Richard Law CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Clais Beach Porth Clais Beach is 4 kilometers south of St. David's and the Cathedral Close in the county of Pembrokeshire.
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Saltburn Beach
Mick Lobb
Photo: Mick Lobb CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
Dave Smethurst
Photo: Dave Smethurst CC BY-SA 2.0
Ardwell Bay Ardwell Bay beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
John Davies
Photo: John Davies CC BY-SA 2.0
Holland Holland-on-Sea has a small quiet sandy beach and picnic areas. It is backed by a sea wall in a rural setting.
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
K  A 
Photo: K A  CC BY-SA 2.0
St Annes North Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthcurnick Porthcurnick is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 210 metres wide, backed by ...
Oxymoron
Photo: Oxymoron CC BY-SA 2.0
Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Cemaes Beach Cemaes Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 500 meters north east of Cemaes.
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthcawl Rest Bay Porthcawl Rest Bay beach lies 3 kilometers south of Kenfig, Bridgend.
Raymond Knapman 
Photo: Raymond Knapman  CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe South Beach
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
hayley green 
Photo: hayley green  CC BY-SA 2.0
Thornwick 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.