Find the nearest Beaches

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

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

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

Finding the right beach in UK and Ireland is easy – simply explore the beach links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next UK and Ireland beach visit should be.

Dunwich Beach

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Dunwich beach is part of a long shingle rural beach in Suffolk. Facilities include car parking, tearooms and toilets. Read more…

Long Sands Beach

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Long Sands beach in Tynemouth is a stretch of golden sand suitable for bathing, surfing, kayaking or why not just sit back and relax. As the tide goes out a number of rock pools provide excellent family fun. Facilities include Parking, toilets, cafe, restaurant and shops. Read more…

Ballybunion South Beach

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Ballybunion South is the larger of the two Ballybunion beaches. A long sandy beach beacked by dunes and a golf course. Read more…

Murvagh Beach

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

St Ishmaels Beach

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St. Ishmaels beach in Lindsway Bay is only accessible from the Pembrokeshire coastal path or across playing fields from the village. The beach is a sand and shingle mix, backed by tall cliffs and with rock pools at low tide. No facilities at the beach as it is accessed by the coastal path, the nearest facilities are located in the village Read more…

Wallasey Beach

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Wallasey Beach is a sandy beach looking out over Liverpool Bay. The beach is part of the North Wirral Coastal Park that is a stretch of coast backed by sand dunes and nature reserves. The beach is popular with windsurfers and kitesurfers as it has grass areas to get set-up. Facilities include car parking, toilets and seasonal lifeguards. Read more…

Whitesands Beach

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Whitesands beach is one of the most popular sandy beaches in Pembrokeshire, and this west facing beach is also known as Porth Mawr. In the summer it can get quite crowded on both the beach and in the water. To help swimming and surfing areas marked by lifeguard flags during the season. Good coast path walks from car park. Read more…

Black Rock Sands Beach

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Black Rock Sands beach is known by many names, although we refer to it as Black Rock Sands it is often referred to as Porthmadog beach or Craig Du or Morfa Bychan beach after the local village. The beach is excellent, a wide sandy beach with a rocky headland and is approximately 2 miles long with a sand dune system Read more…

Barricane Beach

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We have labelled this Barricane Beach but this area is actually a rocky cove with three beaches, in order from South to North you have Barricane Beach, Combesgate Beach and Grunta Beach which are separate stretches of sand and shingle between rocks. Barricane beach is a designated a site of special scientific interest, also known as “Shell Beach”, a reference which comes Read more…

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