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UK COAST GUIDE: WHERE WILL YOU EXPLORE?

With miles and miles of UK & Ireland coastline, thousands of islands to explore and seaside towns to choose from, where is it best to go?

Coast Radar is more than just a beach guide, we have done the hard work along with our community, here you’ll find photos, interactive coast maps, weather, tide times, beach water quality and search tools helping to provide you answers or just some helpful ideas.

The one place to find about all things on the coast. From beach to cliff, from headland to harbour wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do. Coast Radar helps you find the right spot.

It does not matter if you are planning a staycation or a family day out at the beach, Coast Radar is the guide that has the information to help and inspire you to visit and enjoy our beautiful and diverse UK & Ireland coastline.

Inspiring people to visit and enjoy the UK and Ireland coast and beaches

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What to see & do?

UK Beaches

Check out the best British beaches from popular seaside resorts with Blue Flags to the hidden beaches and coves to escape from the crowds.

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UK Coastal Accommodation

Planning a holiday? From campsites to holiday parks, B&Bs to five-star hotels, you’ll find your dream beach and coastal retreat.

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UK activities and things to see and do

Get some inspiration for places to visit or activities to do whilst visiting the coast. From history & heritage to sports and theme parks.

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UK & Ireland Coast Search Bar

Where would you like to go? Use our search bar to search across all our categories:

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Want some ideas on where to visit?

Every favourite location must be visited for the first time. Want some ideas, why not check out below which list some of our current popular coastal locations, including beaches, activities, things to see and do, places to stay and eat:

Cley-beach

Cley Beach

Cley Beach is a long shingle beach that has some excellent coastal walks and is popular fishing beach. Parking and toilets but more facilities available in Cley Next the Sea village. Share: Read more…
Tregonhawke-beach

Tregonhawke Beach

Tregonhawke Beach is the largest of the beaches within Whitsand Bay, with a length ogfaround 2.5km (1.5 miles). The beach is a sandy beach with rocks and at low tide you have a massive expanse of sand but when the tide is high then the beach all but disappears. You also need to be careful as high tide can cut Read more…
Plymouth-Tinside-Lido

Plymouth Tinside Lido

Tinside Pool is a great example of an Art Deco lido. Built in 1935 it looks out over Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton’s Tower. The lido is a semicircle of 55 metres diameter (180 feet). There is a central fountain and two smaller side fountains. The lido is floodlit at night. Sun loungers and deckchairs Read more…
Jacksons-Bay-beach

Jacksons Bay Beach

Jacksons Bay beach is a secluded bay, backed by cliffs with one end being formed by the breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks. Often overlooked by most people who stay on the larger beaches next door. Take the concrete footpath running from the east end of Whitmore Bay along the cliff top and you will eventually come to Jackson’s Bay. Read more…

What’s On Around the Coast

Here we list some of our upcoming coastal events.

Events

St Ives Food and Drink Festival

17th September 2021
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19th September 2021
The festival runs for three days at Porthminster beach in St Ives. Activities include: fantastic demonstrations from nationally renowned celebrity chefs artisan traders with high-quality food and drink music performances children’s play area water sports activities   Share: Read more…
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Salcombe Crab Festival

1st May 2022
The Salcombe Crab Festival is also known as Crabfest is not just about the locally caught Brown Crab but is a celebration of local fishing, food and drink. During the day enjoy cookery demonstrations by award-winning chefs, crab picking masterclasses, crab pot making, live music, kids activities and much more! The crab festival is hosted by the Rotary Club of Read more…
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Wales Airshow

3rd July 2021
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4th July 2021
The Wales Airshow is a free event held along the 8 km (5 mile) seafront between Mumbles and Swansea City. With a backdrop of the beautiful Swansea Bay, you will see a wide range of vintage planes and formal displays along with plenty of entertainment on the seafront. Share: Read more…
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Goodwood Festival of Speed

8th July 2021
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11th July 2021
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is located in the beautiful parkland surrounding Goodwood House, near Chichester in West Sussex. The Festival of Speed is motorsport’s weekend summer garden party, more than just the famous hill climb this is a celebration of world motorsport.   Share: Read more…

UK Coast & Beach Blog

Browse the latest articles on UK coast and beaches from our blog.

The A-Z of the UK’s Coastal Regions

If you have coastal region in mind to visit then just start clicking on the region name below:

Aberdeenshire Alderney Angus Antrim Argyll and Bute Ayre Ayrshire Bridgend Bristol Bristol City Cardiff Carmarthenshire Castel Ceredigion Cheshire Clare Conwy Cork Cornwall Cumbria Denbighshire Derry Devon Donegal Dorset Down Dublin Dumfries and Galloway Durham East Lothian East Riding of Yorkshire East Sussex Edinburgh Essex Fife Flintshire Galway Garff Glenfaba Gloucestershire Grouville Gwynedd Hampshire Inner Hebrides Inverclyde Isle of Anglesey Isle of Sark Isle of Wight Kent Kerry Kilkenny La Foret Lancashire Limerick Lincolnshire Louth Mayo Meath Merseyside Middle Monmouthshire Moray Neath Port Talbot Norfolk North Yorkshire Northumberland Orkney Islands Outer Hebrides Pembrokeshire Perth and Kinross Rushen Saint Brelade Saint Clement Saint Helier Saint John Saint Lawrence Saint Martin Saint Mary Saint Ouen Saint Peter Saint Peter Port Saint Sampson Saint Saviour Shetland Islands Sligo Somerset Stirling and Falkirk Suffolk Swansea Bay and The Gower The Scottish Borders The Scottish Highlands Torteval Trinity Tyne and Wear Vale Vale of Glamorgan Waterford West Lothian West Sussex Wexford Wicklow
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