Where is the Nearest beach to me?

So you have the question, “What’s the nearest beach to me?” or “Where is the closest beach?

Well, Coast Radar is here to help guide you through the search as the United Kingdom’s (UK) coast covers over 19,491 miles or 31,367 km, including islands with more than 1400 accessible beaches.

Nowhere in the UK is the coastline more than seventy-five miles (as the crow flies) away, making the UK an ideal spot for those who love the coast’s beaches, seaside towns, bays, peninsulas, headlands, islands and coves. There are over one thousand islands to visit, but roughly only three hundred are permanently inhabited.

The UK coast offers places of outstanding natural beauty and endless leisure and lifestyle attractions, whether it’s a few hours of walking, beachcombing trips, a family day on the beach, a short break or a week’s holiday.

The nearest beach to me! How to find your closest beach using Coast Radar

Coast Radar provides an easy way to find the closest UK beach. It gives you all the details we think you need to enable you to answer any questions you may have – a description, interactive map, photos of the area, tide times, 7-day weather forecast, details on facilities available, map, directions, any beach awards, more nearby beach options and if any dog restrictions may be in place on the beach.

Nearest beach to me

You can navigate around the website looking at the options available.

If you are already at the coast and out and about, our website is mobile-friendly, and the home page has a “jump to my location” button that will automatically zoom to your current spot. It is an excellent way to find the nearest beaches to your current location, and all our information pages give you directions to the nearest beach.

If you know the coastal county you want to visit, you can find it on our A-Z coastal destinations page.

Easy to search for your nearest beaches

We have a specialist location search box below; type the name of a beach in the first box, or if you know a town, enter the second box and let us find and return your search results.

An alternative way to search is to use the search in the header, which does not involve locations, to search for some text, and we will return all our coast articles and locations that include the text in the title or description.

Want to explore the coast?

We are not just about the UK’s beaches, but our pages include the whole coast with detailed information on:

  • Over 1400 UK beaches – not just a description but includes pictures/videos, map, facilities, tides, weather and water quality
  • Places to visit – piers, lighthouses, museums, castles, National Trust properties and English Heritage properties
  • Things to see & do – surf/kitesurfing/SUP schools, adventure parks, beach hut hire and boat trips
  • Places to eat – from lunch at a beach cafe to a candlelit evening meal on the cliffs

Just start clicking on our interactive coast map

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