Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Bob Ford
Photo: Bob Ford CC BY-SA 2.0
Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Diliff
Photo: Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0
Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Andy Stephenson
Photo: Andy Stephenson CC BY-SA 2.0
White Strand Beach
Chris Whippet 
Photo: Chris Whippet  CC BY-SA 2.0
Folkestone Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Tolcarne Tolcarne Beach, known locally as Talkarn Hole in the Rock, is located in Cornwall, England. Daily lifeguard coverage ...
Eugene Birchall
Photo: Eugene Birchall CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Beach
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Easington Beach
Stuart Wilding
Photo: Stuart Wilding CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ninians Isle Beach
Row
Photo: Row CC BY-SA 2.0
Polnare Cove
Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
sue hogben 
Photo: sue hogben  CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
mattbuck category
Photo: mattbuck category CC BY-SA 3.0
Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Llandudno West Shore
David Anstiss
Photo: David Anstiss CC BY-SA 2.0
Allhallows Beach Allhallows Beach lies in Medway, 200 meters south west of Allhallows.
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Culzean Beach
Malcolm Etherington
Photo: Malcolm Etherington CC BY-SA 2.0
West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Helen Wilkinson
Photo: Helen Wilkinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Newbiggin South Newbiggin South Beach is a gently sloping resort beach at the southern end of Newbiggin Bay. It is approx 750 metres ...
Cameraman 
Photo: Cameraman  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandown Sandown beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is near the centre of Sandown Bay. Flanked by the pier the...
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Portheras Cove Portheras Cove beach is 5 kilometers north of St Just in the county of Cornwall.
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.