Best British Beaches – Summer 2018
As we now head into Autumn we thought it would be good to list the Best British Beaches of summer 2018 based on how often our site visitors searched and/or viewed the detailed beach page over the summer months.
I am sure you will all have your own favourite beaches around Britain so feel free to let us know in the comments.
1. Porthcurno, Cornwall, England
Porthcurno Beach is a beautiful Cornish south coast white sandy beach sheltered by cliffs and overlooked by the majestic Minack theatre.
2. Camber Sands, East Sussex, England
Camber Sands near Rye is a popular East Sussex sandy beach backed with sand dunes. What makes Camber Sands so popular is that it offers golden sand and dunes rather than the more traditional Sussex pebbly beach.
3. Blackpool Sands, Devon, England
Blackpool Sands is on the south Devon coast, a privately managed fine shingle beach within a sheltered bay surrounded pines
4. Botany Bay, Kent, England
Botany Bay is the northernmost bay of the seven Broadstairs bays, a sandy beach backed by high white chalk cliffs.
5. Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
Bamburgh beach, also known as Bamburgh Castle beach for obvious reasons, is a large sandy beach in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Northumberland Coast.
6. Formby, Merseyside, England
Formby beach is really a large stretch of coastline between Liverpool and Southport, an area of beach with sand dunes and pine woods.
7. Llandudno North Shore, Conwy, Wales
Llandudno North Shore beach is a curving beach of sand, shingle and rock backed by a wide traditional Victorian promenade.
8. Portstewart Strand, Derry, Northern Ireland
Portstewart Strand in Derry Northern Ireland is a large sandy beach backed by a high sand dune system.
9. Rhossili Bay, Gower Peninsula, Wales
Rhossili Bay beach is situated on the western tip of the Gower Peninsula, a 3 km beach with views across the Bristol Channel and towards Pembrokeshire.
10. Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire, England
Robin Hoods Bay beach is a large beach on the Yorkshire Heritage Coast just south of Whitby, a beach that is a mix of sand, pebbles and rocks and is popular with fossil hunters.
11. Sandwood Bay, The Scottish Highlands, Scotland
You don’t get many beaches further north on the British mainland than Sandwood Bay, a natural bay on the far north-west coast of Scotland and lies about 5 miles south of Cape Wrath.
12. Llanddona, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Llanddona beach is pebble and sandy beach, one of the best on the Isle of Anglesey and is often missed by visitors to the area.
13. Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Southend-on-Sea in Essex is one of the popular locations for day-trippers from London with a very long seafront and pier.
14. Southwold, Suffolk, England
Southwold beach is a sandy beach that sits within a section of the Suffolk coast that is declared an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
15. Lunan Bay Beach, Angus, Scotland
Lunan Bay beach is a 1 mile stretch of sand with dunes on the east coast of Scotland.
Hope you enjoyed reading through our Best British Beaches of summer 2018 list and feel free to challenge these by adding your favourite to the comments or drop us a note on our facebook page.