England·United Kingdom
Aldwick Beach
2.8 / 5
A quiet pebble beach just west of Bognor Regis on the West Sussex coast, popular with dog walkers, anglers, and anyone looking for a low-key stretch of shoreline away from the crowds.
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England·United Kingdom
Hayle Beach (Hayle Towans), Cornwall
3.4 / 5
Hayle Beach is the town-end of a three-mile sand-and-dune sweep along St Ives Bay, where the right move depends on which Towans you pick, where you park (Harveys from about £1.20/hr, Gwithian £3/hr), the dog rules by season, and the estuary current you keep clear of.
England·United Kingdom
Kettleness Beach
3.2 / 5
A remote and rugged fossil beach below towering shale cliffs on the North Yorkshire coast, reached by a steep scramble and best explored at low tide.
England·United Kingdom
Margate Beach: Main Sands, the Tides and a Day Trip From London
3.8 / 5
Margate Main Sands is a broad, family-friendly town beach at the heart of Kent's coolest seaside town, 90 minutes from London by high-speed train. The tides, the swimming, Turner Contemporary and Dreamland, plus the quieter bays nearby.
England·United Kingdom
Portishead Beach
3.2 / 5
A pebble beach on the Somerset coast just 20 minutes from Bristol, with views across the Bristol Channel to Wales, a historic open air pool, and a marina worth exploring.
England·United Kingdom
Sandbanks Beach
4.0 / 5
A Blue Flag beach on the tip of the Sandbanks peninsula in Poole, Dorset, with calm harbour waters on one side and open sea on the other.
England·United Kingdom
Southport Beach: Where the Sea Goes, and What to Do There
3.6 / 5
Southport Beach has one of England's most dramatic tides, with the sea over a kilometre out at low water. Why it's like that, the safety reality, the pier and Lord Street, and where to actually swim nearby.