Find Nearest Beaches

Planning a trip to the UK and Ireland coast and looking for where the nearest UK and Ireland beach is, our UK beach lists and beach search will help you discover the nearest beach to me.  Then for each UK and Ireland beach, we will answer questions around 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, its facilities and the surrounding area.

When on a beach page use our tools to expand your search to nearby seaside villages, towns and the surrounding UK and Ireland coast for things to see and do or places to eat.

If you are looking for an award-winning beach, you can browse our UK Blue Flag lists or our UK Seaside Award lists.

Have a dog? Finding a dog-friendly beach can be hard work and our dog-friendly beach lists will help direct you to the best locations allowing dogs.

Finding the best beach in UK and Ireland is easy – explore the beach links below, to find the closest beach just hit the “Find Near Me” button or use the search bar to plan where your next UK and Ireland beach visit should be.

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Barton-On-Sea-beach

Barton On Sea Beach

Barton On Sea beach is a shingle beach backed by cliffs some 4km to the east of Bournemouth with views out across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The beach has some rock sea defences and rock groynes in an attempt to reduce the cliff erosion, the cliffs can be unstable which then also makes this a great location for Read more…
Ryde-West-beach

Ryde West Beach

Ryde West Beach is a popular small strip of sand next to Ryde pier in the pretty town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. It is a sandy beach which is cleaned daily and just a few steps from shops, restaurants, cafes and other entertainment such as the mini golf course, ten pin bowling, ice rink, paddling pool, lake 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…
Workington-beach

Workington Beach

Workington beach, a sandy beach backed by shingle and grassy banks situated near the mouth of the River Derwent and Workington dock areas. Car parking options by the river estuary and facilities within the town. Read more…
Tolcarne-beach

Tolcarne Beach

Tolcarne beach is in a crescent shaped sandy bay with tropical palm trees set against a backcloth of cliffs. The Beach offers soft sand, easy swimming, surfing and rock pools to explore. A family beach; enjoy the water sports, beach games, relax in the sun or shelter in the shade of one of the beach huts. Surf: Consistent surf and Read more…
Beesands-beach

Beesands Beach

Beesands is a quiet mile long shingle beach, backed by grassland and a freshwater lake. A sea wall protects the line of cottages and a pub that make up Beesands which lies behind a long shingle ridge. Behind the beach is the village green and freshwater Widdicombe Ley, both of which are important sites for wildlife. Facilities include car park, Read more…
Brightlingsea-beach

Brightlingsea Beach

Brightlingsea beach is a small semicircular beach and quiet family resort that has a gently shelving sand and shingle beach. Located where the River Colne flows into the sea. Activities include windsurfing, canoeing, jet skis, crazy golf and bowls. Facilities include car park, beach huts. Read more…
Ballycastle-beach

Ballycastle Beach

Ballycastle beach is over a kilometre long and overlooks the Mull of Kintyre. It’s a sandy beach whose backdrop is dramatic cliffs on one side and great castle ruins on the other above a massive limestone outcrop. You can see Rathlin Island from here and take a boat trip to go diving at one of the wrecks there but be Read more…
Penrhos-beach

Penrhos Beach

Penrhos Beach is a sandy curving beach backed by a grass area and hard path. Facilities include car parking and toilets. Read more…
Seal-Sands-beach

Seal Sands Beach

Seal Sands is an inter-tidal mudflat situated in the mouth of the River Tees halfway between Hartlepool and Redcar. Seal Sands forms one part of the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, the other being North Gare Sands. This is an area of mud and sand and is a great place for spotting seals and bird Read more…
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Murvagh Beach

Murvagh beach, a special area of conservation with its sandy beach and dunes, a sheltered and peaceful beach, Read more…
Ravenglass-beach

Ravenglass Beach

Ravenglass beach is a mix of sand, shingle and mud within the village of Ravenglass. The village is on the estuary where the Esk, the Mite and the Irt all meet the sea. Parking is available in the village along with a couple of pubs. Read more…
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