Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Brian
Photo: Brian CC BY-SA 2.0
Polpeor Beach Polpeor Beach is situated 100 meters west of Lizard in Cornwall.
Terry Johnson
Photo: Terry Johnson CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
Andrew Wood
Photo: Andrew Wood CC BY-SA 2.0
Golspie North Beach
Paul Gillett
Photo: Paul Gillett CC BY-SA 2.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Botany Bay, Broadstairs Botany Bay, between Margate and Broadstairs in Kent has over a kilometre of sandy beach above an extensive wave-cut r...
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Minster Leas Minster Leas bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The long sand and shingle beach is g...
Dave Fergusson 
Photo: Dave Fergusson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Mellon Udrigle Beach
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Pentewan Pentewan is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres ...
JHannanBriggs 
Photo: JHannanBriggs  CC BY-SA 2.0
Huttoft Beach
Charles Leventon
Photo: Charles Leventon CC BY-SA 2.0
Pembrey Beach
Ian Andrews 
Photo: Ian Andrews  CC BY-SA 2.0
Carsaig Bay This picturesque stretch of land boasts a rich and verdant oasis, predominantly comprised of stone beach with a modes...
Ron Speed
Photo: Ron Speed CC BY-SA 2.0
Scarborough Harbour Beach
Gordon McKinlay
Photo: Gordon McKinlay CC BY-SA 2.0
Ingoldmells Beach
Ross
Photo: Ross CC BY-SA 2.0
Ballyhalbert Beach Ballyhalbert Beach is 300 meters north west of Ballyhalbert in the county of County Down.
Rod Allday 
Photo: Rod Allday  CC BY-SA 2.0
Gwynver Gwynver Beach is approximately 3 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a secluded sandy beach, approxi...
David Anstiss 
Photo: David Anstiss  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay is a rural beach on the East coast of Kent about 5 km south of Ramsgate. The steep shingle beach is towa...
Marathon 
Photo: Marathon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Walpole Bay
Sandy B 
Photo: Sandy B  CC BY-SA 2.0
Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Grant Sherman
Photo: Grant Sherman CC BY-SA 2.0
Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is south of the Taw/Torridge Estuary on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, appr...
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Mothecombe Mothecombe is at the mouth of the Erme Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 3...
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.