Browse beaches by clicking on a county

Great beaches in UK

Robin Drayton
Photo: Robin Drayton CC BY-SA 2.0
Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Roger Cornfoot
Photo: Roger Cornfoot CC BY-SA 2.0
Teignmouth Town 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...
Jayne Toyne
Photo: Jayne Toyne CC BY-SA 2.0
Cilborth Beach Llangrannog Beach / Cilborth Beach is in Ceredigion 400 meters west of Llangrannog.
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Minehead Terminus Beach
Richard Webb 
Photo: Richard Webb  CC BY-SA 2.0
Spittal Quay Beach
Nigel Cox
Photo: Nigel Cox CC BY-SA 2.0
Frinton Beach
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Plymouth Hoe West Beach
Colin MacInnes
Photo: Colin MacInnes CC BY-SA 2.0
Embo Beach
Nigel Cox
Photo: Nigel Cox CC BY-SA 2.0
Frinton Frinton is a quiet family resort. The beach is gently shelving and sandy. The beach is backed by the promenade and sl...
Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Beadnell Beadnell Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring three kilometres in length with...
Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses South Beach
Raymond Knapman
Photo: Raymond Knapman CC BY-SA 2.0
Lumb Hole Falls
Dennis Turner
Photo: Dennis Turner CC BY-SA 2.0
West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Humphrey Bolton
Photo: Humphrey Bolton CC BY-SA 2.0
Burgh Island Beach Burgh Island Beach is situated about 400 meters south of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Minnis Bay
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitesands
Chris Heaton
Photo: Chris Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0
Low Newton Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 k...
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Tresta Sands
Val Vannet
Photo: Val Vannet CC BY-SA 2.0
Broughty Ferry Beach Broughty Ferry Beach is in Dundee City, 1 kilometers east of Broughty Ferry.
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.