List of beaches in the United Kingdom

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Little Furznip, Freshwater West, West Wales in July 1984 Freshwater West Bay - geograph.org.uk - 776983.jpg
Little Furznip, Freshwater West, West Wales in July 1984
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Pendine Sands in 2008, Wales
People at the beach in Man o' War Cove, Dorset, in 2024 People on the beach, Man o' War Cove seen from above, West Lulworth, 2024.jpg
People at the beach in Man o' War Cove, Dorset, in 2024

This is a list of notable beaches in the United Kingdom . These are the six beaches in the UK with the cleanest waters, 2025: Southwold (Suffolk), St David's (Pembrokeshire), Bamburgh (Northumberland), Portmeirion, Tynemouth (Nord Tyneside), St Andrews (Fife) [1] .

Contents

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

British Overseas Territories

Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Anguilla

Bermuda

British Indian Ocean Territory

British Virgin Islands

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The bay area at The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands

Gibraltar

A view of Catalan Bay, Gibraltar, in the morning, looking North from the Caleta Palace Hotel Catalan Bay.jpg
A view of Catalan Bay, Gibraltar, in the morning, looking North from the Caleta Palace Hotel

Montserrat

Pitcairn Islands

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

See also

References

  1. "Six cleanest beaches in the UK where you can safely swim in the sea". The Sun. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.