Porthcurno, Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall

BEACHES NEAR ME

Our Beaches Near Me page provides an entry into our lists of UK, Ireland and Channel Island beaches.

The beauty of the UK coastline is that it holds such a diverse range of beaches. You can be in a popular Victorian seaside resort and then just a 30-minute walk along the coast path you arrive at a secluded cove with no crowd and no facilities.

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What beach will you explore today?

Our interactive beach map below allows you to move around and explore all our listed UK beaches or you can filter on those that have a Blue Flag and/or Seaside award. For each beach, we will answer questions about location, rural or town, sandy or pebble, rockpools, tide times, weather forecast, dog restrictions, bathing water quality, closest beach cafes and provide general information on the beach and its facilities.

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Blue Flag Beaches

The Blue Flag award is a prestigious, international award scheme that aims to provide an assurance to tourists that a beach has met a minimum standard.

UK BLUE FLAG BEACHES
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dog friendly beaches

Dog-Friendly Beaches

The UK coastline has miles and miles of beaches but during the summer months, it can be hard to find a nearby beach that allows dogs.

DOG-FRIENDLY BEACHES

Popular UK Beaches

Woody-Bay-beach

Woody Bay Beach

Woody Bay beach is a small rocky and sandy bay hidden within some great Exmoor National Park scenery. No prizes for why this is called Woody Bay, thus, if you visit this beach then bring your walking boots as the hills and woods contain many nice walks. Car park with decent down to the beach. We have no dog information for Read more…
Penllech-beach

Penllech Beach

Penllech beach (Traeth Penllech) is an unspoilt wide sandy beach and at high tide, it all but disappears whilst at low tide you have rock pools to explore. The beach is unspoilt and not very busy in part due to the lack of facilities, and can be popular with surfers when conditions are right. You have a choice of parking Read more…
Sizewell-beach

Sizewell Beach

Sizewell beach is a pebble/sand beach backed by grass, dunes and nuclear power stations. Sizewell is a small fishing village and fishing boats operate from the beach. The beach has a monument to the Dutchmen who tried to escape to England by kayak during World War II to join the Allied Forces. Eight of them reached the English coast. The monument consists of Read more…
Skipsea-beach

Skipsea Beach

Skipsea beach is a narrow beach that stretches for 2km backed by cliffs. Skipsea’s rural location makes this beach an ideal location for those looking for a quieter beach away from crowds. Facilities include cafe/restaurant, shops, limited parking and holiday parks. Read more…
Daymer-Bay-beach

Daymer Bay Beach

Daymer Bay is a sandy beach on the Camel Estuary with rock pools to the north of the bay. At low tide, the sand stretches south to Rock to form a large expanse of sand backed by sand dunes and a golf course. Beach is good for swimming in shallow water. This wide sandy beach is very sheltered and at Read more…
Earlsferry-West-beach

Earlsferry West Beach

Earlsferry West beach, golden sands backed by dunes in a sheltered position. Read more…
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The National Trust look after more than 780 miles of coastline and becoming a National Trust Member not only helps with caring for this landscape but also saves you on entry and often car parking.