Best places: Beaches in United Kingdom

Long, flat beach featuring golden sand, dunes & rock pools, along with surfers & paddle boarders.

👍👍 Absolutely stunning beach. Golden sand beach and crystal clear waters. We even got to see a seal. Paths to walk on the rocks around the beach. Can walk easily from campsite. Nice and secluded location. Single track road doesn’t make it the easiest to get to though.

👍 Really lovely beach! River area great for paddle boarding and for kids to splash about it, lots of rock pools and caves to explore, and sand dunes are great for sand boarding! Be warned the car parks fill up sooooooo early and the beach can get quite crowded along the river side.

Picturesque beach retreat featuring turquoise waters & surrounding granite cliffs.

Peaceful, pet-friendly riverfront beach & grasslands featuring scenic views of surrounding cliffs.

👍👍 Absolutely amazing part of England, like so many partsof the U.K. A VERY big walk down to the beach and back up to the car park. £5 to park for 4 hrs, £10 for the day up to 9pm. Take plenty of reserves for the day. A pub up top but no food stall open. Just ice creams and drinks. Natural coastline...

👍👍 Beautiful part of the coast, very photogenic and lots of activities possible, dog walking allowed all year apart from the beach down by the lifeguard station. Lots of parking, signal hit and miss but WiFi for Ringo is provided

👍👍 There is a car park (£2.50 for the day); newly refurbished toilet blocks with changing room and outside shower. In good weather there is an ice cream van. There is an accessible picnic area for disabled / elderly with a great view of the beach (walk past the toilet blocks). There are several tarm...

👍👍 This visit was unplanned as we were traveling from Londonderry to Belfast by train. We thoroughly enjoyed it. The seaside felt safe. It was crowded, clean and enjoyable beach. You can also park your car near to the beach. We kept our luggage at a cafe right next to the train station. Upon our retur...

This wide, scenic beach features a mile-long sandy expanse & waves for surfing & swimming.

👍👍 A great place, if you’re after an amazing beach then this is the place for you. When the tide is out it’s vast, as in really vast! On a decent day it’s a feast for the eyes with all the amazing colours, clean clear water, St.Ives and Carbis Bay in the horizon. Parking can be a little tricky and the...

👍👍 This beach is an extraordinary one to go with kids to see seal and some birds. Parking area is working in progress. So we have to park in the allocated road Which is totally ok. There is no cafe and toilets any way it is the short distance from city centre. Sand dune beach full of pebbles. River is...

Picturesque beach for basking & swimming, surrounded by charming local shops & eateries.

Huge, family-friendly expanse with summer donkey rides, fish & chips, beach huts & lighthouse views.

Expansive beach popular for rock pools & coastal walks, with shower facilities & a kids' play area.