British beaches

Fossils on charmouth beach, on the jurassic coast of Dorset.

Britain’s best fossil hunting destinations

Big cliffs and rocky beach by sea

Day out: Dunraven Bay, Vale of Glamorgan

Sandy beach and cliffs

Day out: Speeton Sands, North Yorkshire

Sun rises over sandy beach

Day out: Anderby Creek Beach, Lincolnshire

Beach at sunset

Walk: Port Castle Bay and St Ninian’s Cave, Dumfries and Galloway

Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula, South Wales

Walk: Three Cliffs Bay, Swansea

Sandy beach in summer

Day out: Coldingham Bay, Scottish Borders

Full length side view of girl dipping stick in water at beach

Guide to rockpooling: how to get started, where to go, and essential equipment

Beach at sunset

Beachcombing guide: things to find along the seashore and best beaches in the UK

Comedian Zoe Lyons stands wearing red hat in front of Brighton pier with little picker raised towards the sky and smiling face

Join the Great British Beach Clean 2021

Beach and sand dunes

Walk: Merthyr Mawr National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan

Cornish coastal scenery at Porthmeor Cove near Zennor, UK

Virtual escapes: Britain’s shimmering shores

Sandwood Bay, Highland Region, Scotland, UK, Europe

Walk: Sandwood Bay, Sutherland

Camber Sands East Sussex

Camber Sands, East Sussex

Jetty at Pettico Wick, St Abb's Head, Berwickshire

Day out: Pettico Wick, Berwickshire