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Cruden Bay Beach is sandy and has a lot of room as it’s a very long beach with the ruins of Slains Castles at the top giving you a good walk if you’re tired of sunbathing! There is a golf course here as well as harbour facilities like toilets and a post office with other facilities in the nearby town.  Read more…

West Angle Bay is a sandy beach with rock pools at low tide, the beach lies within West Angle Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). A few interesting facts: The chimney is what remains of the old brick works which were shipped out from the beach. The cannon in the car park weighs 18 tonnes and was removed from the Read more…

Redcar Sands beach is sand, close to Redcar town popular with surfers and kite surfers. Lifeguard, parking a short walk away and many more facilities in the town. Read more…

Spring Vale beach is just outside Ryde is a sand and shingle beach with rock pools. Facilities include a small car park, toilets, Puckpool park and slipway. Read more…

Southwold beach is on a section of the Suffolk coast that is declared an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is a sandy beach with well maintained wooden groynes and beach huts make it the families choice. Walk along the beach away from the huts and you will see sand dunes at The Denes beach. You have all the facilities Read more…

The east beach at Dunbar is a gently sloping sandy beach close to harbour. Popular for beach sea fishing. Facilities include parking, toilets, cafe and shops. Read more…

Millisle Beach is close to the seaside town of Millisle making it convenient and a perfect spot with its wide, golden sands and lagoon. Having the lagoon makes this beach perfect for families as swimming is really safe and there is a jetty and slipway as well for boats and a further paddling pool for the kids. What we liked Read more…

Dawlish Town beach is a gently shelving mix of shingle and sand, this makes it a good choice for a traditional family beach. All facilities by the beach or in Dawlish town: car parks, toilets, food, shops and deckchair hire. Read more…

Caerfai Bay beach is a sandy beach with a high water pebble bank. At high tide you don’t get much beach but as the tide goes out the beach becomes much larger and wider and the waters are shallow. The beach faces south west into the Atlantic Ocean and is backed by purple sandstone cliffs, this sandstone was quarried for Read more…

Oddicombe is a shingle beach at the bottom of red sandstone cliffs. The cliff top has magnificent views across the bay and to get down to the beach you will need the steep path or the cliff railway. Facilities include promenade, Babbacombe Cliff Railway, cafe, beach huts, toilets (summer only), beach shower, disabled visitors’ facilities, deckchair and boat hire. Read more…

Lunan Bay beach is a 1 mile stretch of sand with dunes separated in the middle by Lunan waters. This is a stunning east-facing beach with pink sandstone hues, backed by sand dunes and framed by low cliffs to the north and south. The colourful, banded, volcanic rocks, are locally referred to as “Scotch Pebbles”, providing ample opportunity for beachcombing. The Read more…

Nairn beach is a great sandy beach with beautiful views across the Moray Firth to the Black Isles. This is the main beach in the town and sits to the west of the harbour and river mouth. The beach is backed by grass areas and a promenade. Read more…