Sea and rock pools you can swim in

Booby's Bay

Downderry

Carbis Bay Beach

Middle Beach

Gwynver Beach

Treyarnon Beach

Trevone Beach

Daymer Bay

Maenporth Beach

Porthcothan Beach

Swanpool Beach

Readymoney Cove Beach

Porthcurno

Gyllyngvase Beach

Kennack Sands

Pentewan Beach

Lusty Glaze Beach

Watergate Beach

Fistral Beach

Hayle Bay

Eliza Beach

Northcott Mouth beach

Praa Sands

Porthleven Sands

Constantine Bay

Harlyn Bay

Perhaver Beach

East Looe Beach

Plaidy Beach

Polkirt Beach

Sennen Cove

Crantock Beach

Dunes

Porth Beach

Mother Ivy's Bay

Holywell Beach

Harbour Beach

Porthluney Beach

Polstreath

Vault Beach

Trevaunance Cove

Amy's Cove

Carne and Pendower Beach

Porthcurnick

Perran Beach

Widemouth Sands

Porthmeor Beach

Pedn-y-ke

Poldhu Cove

Church Cove

Crinnis Beach

Porthminster Beach

Perranuthnoe Beach

Finnygook Beach

Seaton Beach

Porthtowan Beach

Porthpean Beach

Duporth Beach

Par Sands

Cawsand

Tregonhawke

Lostwithiel, River Fowey

Polkerris

Porthallow

Porthoustock

Coverack

Praa Sands West

Marazion

Long Rock

Penzance

Wherry Town

Mexico Towans

Hayle Towans

Upton Towans

Gwithian Towans

Godrevy Towans

Trebarwith Strand

Crackington Haven

Seaham Beach

Crimdon

Seaton Carew North

Seaton Carew Centre

Walney Biggar Bank

Haverigg

Seascale

St Bees

Allonby

Boat Beach

Hele Beach

Bantham beach

Broad Sands

Slapton Sands

Oddicombe Beach

Red Cove

South Milton Sands

Babbacombe Beach

Maidencombe Beach

Bovisand Beach

St Mary's Bay

Whitsand Beach

Wildersmouth Beach

Blackpool Sands

Mill Bay

Preston Sands

Hollicombe Beach

Corbyn Beach

Beacon Cove

Shoalstone

Warren Beach

Splat Cove

Beer Roads

North Sands

Bigbury Beach

Challaborough Beach

Combesgate Beach

Shaldon Beach

Meadfoot Beach

Ness Beach

Teignmouth Beach

Wembury Beach

Seaton Beach

Croyde Beach

Combe Martin beach

Putsborough Sands

Warfleet Creek, Dart Estuary

Sidmouth Town

Ladram Bay

Budleigh Salterton

Sandy Bay

Exmouth

Dartmouth Castle Cove

Dawlish Warren

Teignmouth Holcombe

Stoke Gabriel, Dart Estuary

Steamer Quay, Dart Estuary

Dittisham, Dart Estuary

Slapton Sands Torcross

Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary

Newton and Noss

Plymouth Firestone Bay

Westward Ho!

Saunton Sands

Woolacombe Village

Knoll Beach

Castle Cove

Kimmeridge Bay

Hive Beach

Lulworth Cove

Seatown Beach

Avon Beach

Durdle Door

East Beach

Church Cliff Beach

Ringstead Beach

Sandbanks Beach

Branksome Chine Beach

Alum Chine Beach

Southbourne Beach

Boscombe Beach

Shore Road Beach

Christchurch Bay

Highcliffe

Christchurch Highcliffe Castle

Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East

Bournemouth Hengistbury West

Bournemouth Manor Steps

Bournemouth Pier

Bournemouth Durley Chine

Poole Harbour Lake

Poole Harbour Rockley Sands

Shell Bay North

Swanage Central

Bowleaze Cove

Weymouth Lodmoor

Weymouth Central

Eypemouth

Charmouth West

Lyme Regis Front Beach

Camber Sands

Brighton Beach

Saltdean beach

Winchelsea

Hastings Pelham Beach

St Leonards

Bexhill

Norman`s Bay

Pevensey Bay

Eastbourne

Seaford

Rottingdean Beach

Brighton Central

Hove

Bell Wharf Beach

Martello Bay

Booth Bay

Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary

Dovercourt

Walton

Frinton

Jaywick

Brightlingsea

West Mersea

Shoebury East

Shoeburyness

Southend Thorpe Bay

Southend Jubilee

Southend Westcliff Bay

Southend Chalkwell

Canvey Island Foreshore

Jaywick Sands Beach

Jaywick is a sandy beach between Clacton-on-Sea and Colne Point, described as suitable for swimming.

Lynmouth

Porlock Weir

Hayling Eastoke

Hayling Beachlands Central

Hayling Beachlands West

Lee-on-Solent

Milford-on-sea

Hurst Beach

Hurst Beach is a shingle coastal beach on Hurst Spit near Keyhaven.

Kehena Beach

Kehena Beach is a public black-sand beach where swimming is possible in rough ocean conditions.

Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach is a North Shore beach that is often suitable for swimming in summer but hazardous during winter surf.

Kēʻē Beach

Kēʻē Beach in Hāʻena State Park offers swimming and has lifeguards, restrooms and showers.

Hana Bay Beach Park

Hana Bay Beach Park has a black sand beach, shoreline access, picnic areas, restrooms and showers.

Shipwreck Beach

Shipwreck Beach is an ungauarded beach with strong shorebreak and currents.

Waikiki Beach

Waikiki Beach is a public sea beach with swimming, lifeguard towers, restrooms and outdoor showers.

Hāpuna Beach

Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area permits swimming during calm seas and provides lifeguard services.

Ulua Beach

Ulua-Mōkapu Beach Parks provide offshore swimming, with sand and a grass hill.

Oneloa Beach

Oneloa Bay is a sandy beach beside the Kapalua Coastal Trail on Maui.

Ka'anapali Beach

Ka'anapali Beach is a three-mile public beach on Maui's west side.

Sandy Beach

Public ocean beach with powerful shorebreak, daily lifeguard service and a large free car park.

Lanikai Beach

Public ocean beach with shallow water, no lifeguards, toilets or showers, and limited nearby parking.

Polo Beach

Polo Beach Park is a free public beach with off-shore swimming, showers, restrooms and picnic areas.

Nairn (Central)

Designated bathing water on the Moray Firth beside Nairn.

Nairn (East)

Designated bathing water on the Moray Firth beside Nairn.

Rosemarkie

Designated bathing water at Rosemarkie on the Moray Firth.

Dunnet

Dunnet is a designated sandy bathing beach on the north coast of Scotland.

Thurso

Thurso Beach is a sandy designated bathing water beside Thurso, extending from Rockwell Point to Little Ebb.

Dornoch Sands

Dornoch is a 4 km sandy bathing beach on the Dornoch Firth.

Gairloch Beach

Designated sandy bathing beach south of Gairloch village, used for swimming, rowing, kayaking and snorkelling.

Sand Beach

Designated sand and shingle bathing beach beside Big Sand, west of Gairloch, used for swimming, boating and snorkelling.

Achmelvich

Achmelvich is a designated bathing water in a small, shallow Highland sea bay.

Sandwood Bay

Sandwood Bay is a remote Atlantic beach backed by dunes and Sandwood Loch.

Compton Bay

Ventnor Beach

Seagrove Bay

Gurnard Beach

Totland Bay

Colwell Bay

Ryde

St Helens

Bembridge

Whitecliff Bay

Yaverland

Sandown

Shanklin

Alum Bay Beach

Mainly shingle beach beside The Needles, with clear water favoured by local swimmers.

Freshwater Bay

Pebble beach with sand below low water and a rock ledge exposed at low tide.

Steephill Cove

Sheltered cove below Ventnor Undercliff with clear swimming waters and rock pools.

Sandown Beach

Sandy sea beach in Sandown Bay with public swimming and a seasonal beach safety service.

Walpole Bay Tidal Pool

Marine Terrace Tidal Pool

Botany Bay

Joss Bay

West Beach, Whitstable

Minnis Bay

Viking Bay

Sunny Sands

St Margaret's Bay

Stone Bay

Herne Bay Beach

Greatstone beach

Sheerness

Minster Leas

Tankerton

Herne Bay

West Bay, Westgate

St Mildred's Bay, Westgate

Ramsgate Sands

Sandwich Bay

Deal Castle

Sandgate Granville Parade

Dymchurch

St Mary's Bay (Kent)

Deal Castle Beach

Deal Castle Beach is a public sea-bathing beach in Deal.

Silecroft

Designated coastal bathing water at Silecroft, with water quality classified as Excellent.

St Annes

St Annes North

Blackpool Central

Bispham

Cleveleys

Fleetwood

Morecambe South

Morecambe North

Mablethorpe Town

Anderby

Skegness

West Kirby

Meols

Moreton

Wallasey

New Brighton Beach East

Formby

Ainsdale

Family Beach

Calshot

Calshot Beach

Calshot is a shingle beach with a designated bathing water and a council-managed safe swimming area.

Wells-next-the-Sea Beach

Heacham

Hunstanton Main Beach

Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton)

Sheringham

West Runton

East Runton

Cromer

Mundesley

Sea Palling

Hemsby

Caister Point

Great Yarmouth North

Great Yarmouth Pier

Gorleston Beach

Hunstanton Beach

Hunstanton Beach is a public sea bathing beach with summer beach patrols and seasonal dog restrictions.

Runswick Bay

Castlerock Beach

Castlerock is a sandy coastal bathing water about one kilometre long.

Portstewart Strand

Portstewart Strand is an identified coastal bathing water on a sandy beach.

East Strand

East Strand is the sandy coastal bathing water identified as Portrush Curran.

Millisle

Millisle Beach Park has a seawater lagoon used as a public bathing area.

Ballyholme

Ballyholme is a sandy coastal bathing water on the North Down coast.

Ballycastle Beach

Identified bathing water on the Antrim coast, extending about 1.2 kilometres from Ballycastle Marina to Pans Rock.

Brown's Bay

Brown's Bay is an identified coastal bathing water with Excellent classification for 2026.

Drain's Bay

Drain's Bay is an identified coastal bathing water with Excellent classification for 2026.

Ballygally

Ballygally is an identified coastal bathing water with Excellent classification for 2026.

Tyrella Beach

Tyrella is a sandy beach and identified bathing water on Dundrum Bay.

Murlough

Murlough is a sandy beach and identified bathing water on the South Down coast.

Kilclief Beach

Kilclief is a sandy and rocky beach on the Narrows of Strangford Lough with an identified bathing water.

Helen's Bay

Helen's Bay is a sandy beach and identified bathing water in Crawfordsburn Country Park.

Beadnell

Spittal

Bamburgh Castle

Seahouses North

Newton Pool Reserve

Newbiggin Beach

Warkworth

Amble Little Shore

Amble Links

Druridge Bay North

Druridge Bay South

Blyth South Beach

Seaton Sluice

Druridge Bay

Druridge Bay includes a seven-mile beach and Ladyburn Lake, both described as suitable for open-water swimming.

Barafundle Bay

Public sandy beach with swimming, no facilities at the beach, and no lifeguards.

Freshwater East

Public sandy beach where swimming occurs, with toilets, telephone and accessible facilities.

Little Haven

Public coastal bathing water at Little Haven, monitored for bathing suitability in summer.

Abermawr

Abermawr is a secluded coastal bay with a pebble bank and sand revealed at low tide.

Aberfforest Beach

Aberfforest is a small sand and slate beach beside the Fforest stream, with a waterfall in woodland behind it.

Broad Haven Beach

Broad Haven is a sandy and pebble beach with toilets, a slipway and seasonal lifeguard patrols.

Whitesands Beach

Whitesands is a sea beach with toilets, a cafe, a slipway and seasonal lifeguard patrols.

Poppit Sands

Sandy beach at the mouth of the Teifi Estuary with public access, toilets, café and seasonal lifeguard patrols.

Portobello Beach

Portobello is a sandy Edinburgh beach and designated bathing water with a promenade.

Fisherrow Sands

Fisherrow Sands is a sandy beach between Musselburgh and Joppa, beside Fisherrow Harbour.

Wardie Bay

Wardie Bay is a small, accessible sandy urban beach beside Granton Harbour.

Seton Sands

Seton Sands is a public sandy and rocky bathing beach on the Firth of Forth near Longniddry.

Gullane Bents

Gullane Bents is a public sandy beach with dunes and access to the North Sea near Gullane.

West Beach

West Beach is a sandy North Berwick beach at the mouth of the harbour and a designated bathing water site.

Saltcoats/Ardrossan (South Beach)

A sandy sea beach between Ardrossan and Saltcoats, designated as bathing water since 1987.

Barassie Beach

A long, wide sandy beach north of Troon Harbour, separated from Barassie by a wide grassy area.

Troon (South Beach)

A 2-kilometre sandy bathing beach at the northern end of Ayr Bay beside Troon.

Rockcliffe

Rockcliffe is a small, shallow sandy bay and designated bathing water in the Urr Estuary.

Balmedie Beach

Balmedie is a designated sandy beach bathing water beside Balmedie Country Park.

Aberdeen Ballroom Beach

Aberdeen Ballroom Beach is a designated bathing water on Aberdeen’s eastern seafront.

Coldingham Sands

Sheltered sandy Coldingham Sands is a public sea beach near St Abbs with seasonal lifeguards.

Seacliff Beach

Seacliff is a sandy designated bathing water north of Seacliff village in East Lothian.

Kinghorn (Pettycur)

Pettycur Bay is a sandy public bathing beach on the Firth of Forth near Kinghorn.

Burntisland

Burntisland is a sandy public bathing beach with rock pools on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.

Aberdour (Silversands)

Silver Sands is a sandy public bathing beach east of Aberdour on the Firth of Forth.

Lunan Bay

Lunan Bay is a 1.6-kilometre sandy designated bathing water beside Lunan, south of Montrose.

Montrose Beach

Montrose Beach is a 900-metre sandy designated bathing water beside Montrose town.

Carnoustie Beach

Carnoustie Beach is a 700-metre sandy designated bathing water in a shallow bay south of Carnoustie.

Black Sands

Small sandy bay and designated bathing water beside Aberdour Harbour.

East Sands

East Sands is a designated bathing water on the coast at St Andrews.

Cambo Sands

Cambo Sands is a two-mile sandy beach with dunes and access to the North Sea.

Monifieth Sands

Monifieth is a long, sandy bathing beach on the north shore of the Firth of Tay.

Broughty Ferry Beach

Broughty Ferry is a 1.5-kilometre sandy bathing beach east of Dundee on the Tay estuary.

Stonehaven Beach

Stonehaven Beach is an open-access sea beach in Stonehaven where swimming takes place.

Lossiemouth (East)

Lossiemouth East is a 2 km sandy designated bathing beach on the north coast of Moray.

Machrihanish Beach

Machrihanish is a five-kilometre sandy bathing beach with powerful rip currents and submerged rocks in parts.

Ganavan Sands

Ganavan Sands is a free beach near Oban used for swimming throughout the year.

Newton Sands

Newton Bay is a shingle beach forming part of the public Millport Bay bathing water on Great Cumbrae.

Clevedon Beach

Berrow Sands

Minehead Terminus

Dunster Beach

Blue Anchor West

Brean

Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway

Weston Main

Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay

Birling Gap

Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier)

Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier)

Southwold The Pier

Southwold The Denes

River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield

Felixstowe North

Felixstowe South

Marsden

The Haven

Tynemouth Cullercoats

Longsands

Whitburn Sands

Roker Beach

Whitley Bay

The Knap

The Knap is a designated coastal bathing water beside Pebble Beach and Marine Lake.

Whitmore Bay

Whitmore Bay is a designated bathing water at Barry Island with good recent water quality classification.

Jackson's Bay

Jackson's Bay is a designated bathing water at Barry Island with good recent water quality classification.

Swansea Bay

Swansea Bay is a designated bathing water with Good water quality classification for 2025.

Bracelet Bay

Bracelet Bay and Limeslade Bay are designated bathing waters with 2025 classifications of Excellent and Good.

Langland Bay

Langland Bay is a designated bathing water with Excellent water quality classification for 2025.

Trecco Bay

Trecco Bay is a designated bathing beach with excellent 2025 water quality.

Rest Bay

Rest Bay is a designated bathing beach with excellent 2025 water quality.

Dunraven Bay

Dunraven Bay is a designated bathing beach with excellent water quality classification.

Broad Haven South

Broad Haven South is a designated coastal bathing water with an Excellent 2025 classification.

Freshwater West

Freshwater West is a coastal bathing-water site with an Excellent 2025 classification.

Marloes Sands

Marloes Sands is a designated sea bathing water with an Excellent 2025 classification.

Sandy Haven

Sandy Haven is a designated sea bathing water with an Excellent 2025 classification.

Oxwich Beach

Oxwich Bay is a designated sea bathing water managed by the Penrice Estate.

Port Eynon Beach

Port Eynon Bay is a designated sea bathing water with seasonal lifeguard patrols.

Caswell Bay Beach

Caswell Bay is a designated sea bathing water with seasonal lifeguard patrols and nearby beach facilities.

Blue Pool

Blue Pool is a natural, tidally filled pool near Burry Holms.

Pendine Sands

Pendine Sands is a designated bathing beach with a bathing area between two slipways.

Porth Ysgo

Remote sea cove with a steep path, steps, dark sand, boulders and the Pistyll y Gaseg waterfall.

Lancing Beach

Amelie's Acre

Southwick

Shoreham Beach

Worthing

Goring Beach

Littlehampton

Bognor Regis East

Bognor Regis (Aldwick)

West Wittering

Worthing Beach

Worthing Beach is an accessible coast with designated bathing waters tested during the bathing season.

Robin Hoods Bay

Scarborough South Bay

Bridlington North Beach

Scarborough North Bay

Saltburn Sands

West Cliff Beach

Hornsea Sands

Cayton Sands

Filey Sands

Auburn Sands

Withernsea Beach

Redcar Coatham

Redcar Granville

Redcar Stray

Marske Sands

Whitby

Flamborough South Landing

Danes Dyke, Flamborough