Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Julieanne Savage
Photo: Julieanne Savage CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Bob Jones
Photo: Bob Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Alex Robinson
Photo: Alex Robinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
Jennifer Luther Thomas
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Monkstone Beach
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackrock Beach Blackrock Beach is in Cornwall 5 kilometers south of Bude.
georama
Photo: georama CC BY 3.0
Beauport Beach Beauport Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of St. Brelade in Jersey.
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Branscombe Beach Branscombe Beach is situated 800 meters south east of Branscombe in Devon.
Rose and Trev Clough
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough CC BY-SA 2.0
Burry Port Beach Burry Port Beach is about 900 meters south east of Burry Port.
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberystwyth Tanybwlch Beach Aberystwyth Tanybwlch Beach is 1 kilometers south of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Malcolm Etherington
Photo: Malcolm Etherington CC BY-SA 2.0
West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
David Maclennan
Photo: David Maclennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Shandwick Bay
Sebastian Ballard
Photo: Sebastian Ballard CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Greg Stringham
Photo: Greg Stringham CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverboyndie Beach
Sarah Smith
Photo: Sarah Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
Ross
Photo: Ross CC BY-SA 2.0
Brown\'s Bay Brown\'s Bay beach is a beach in County Antrim.
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Beachlands West Beach Beachlands West Beach is 6 kilometers south of Havant in the county of Hampshire.
William Bartlett
Photo: William Bartlett CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregardock Beach
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Alexey Komarov
Photo: Alexey Komarov CC BY 3.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
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.