Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Chris Plunkett
Photo: Chris Plunkett CC BY-SA 2.0
Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Linda Bailey
Photo: Linda Bailey CC BY-SA 2.0
Broughton Bay Broughton Bay beach is 2 kilometers north west of Llangennith in the county of Swansea.
Andrew Bone from Weymouth England
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth England CC BY 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Weymouth Lodmoor is on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by a promena...
Nigel Homer
Photo: Nigel Homer CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthluney Porthluney is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 380 metres wide. S...
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Traeth Bach Beach
andrew auger
Photo: andrew auger CC BY-SA 2.0
Bowleaze Cove Bowleaze Cove is just east Weymouth on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately one kilo...
derek menzies
Photo: derek menzies CC BY-SA 2.0
Portpatrick Beach Portpatrick Beach is situated 300 meters south west of Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway.
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Saundersfoot Glen Beach
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
Barricane Beach
Mr Eugene Birchall 
Photo: Mr Eugene Birchall  CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
Stacey Harris
Photo: Stacey Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
Paul Gillett 
Photo: Paul Gillett  CC BY-SA 2.0
Saltdean Beach
Andy Radcliffe
Photo: Andy Radcliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Jurby Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregantle Long Sands
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Eypemouth Eypemouth is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryhope Beach
Anthony Parkes 
Photo: Anthony Parkes  CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Ron Strutt
Photo: Ron Strutt CC BY-SA 2.0
St Mary's Bay (Kent) St. Mary's Bay is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay st...
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.