Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Bill Webb
Photo: Bill Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunster North West Beach
Oliver Dixon
Photo: Oliver Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Tresaith Beach
Amanda King
Photo: Amanda King CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Western Great Western Beach is a beautiful coastal spot that is perfect for relaxation and fun activities. This beach boasts ...
Dave Marley
Photo: Dave Marley CC BY-SA 2.0
Gairloch Beach
Nick Smith
Photo: Nick Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Philip Pankhurst 
Photo: Philip Pankhurst  CC BY-SA 2.0
Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
Paul Hutchinson
Photo: Paul Hutchinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Elbury Cove
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Brian MacLennan
Photo: Brian MacLennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
David Hawgood
Photo: David Hawgood CC BY-SA 2.0
Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
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...
Gwen and James Anderson
Photo: Gwen and James Anderson CC BY-SA 2.0
Slapton Sands Monument Slapton Sands Monument is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backe...
Kevin Gordon
Photo: Kevin Gordon CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaford Bay Beach
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Dawlish Town Dawlish Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, close to the ...
Patricia Steel
Photo: Patricia Steel CC BY-SA 2.0
Easthaven Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Dalgety Bay
Peter Church
Photo: Peter Church CC BY-SA 2.0
Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Graham Horn
Photo: Graham Horn CC BY-SA 2.0
Bembridge Beach
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.