Where is the most beautiful coast in the UK?

The best beaches in the UK
  • Ventnor, Isle of Wight. ...
  • Scarista Beach, Lewis & Harris, Scotland. ...
  • Achmelvich Beach, North-west Scotland. ...
  • Machir Bay, Islay, Scotland. ...
  • Uig beach, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. ...
  • St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ...
  • Luskentyre, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. ...
  • Three Cliffs Bay, Wales.




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18 Best Beaches in the U.K.
  • Holkham Beach, Norfolk, England.
  • Bamburgh Beach, Northumberland.
  • Whitepark Bay, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
  • Kynance Cove, Cornwall, England.
  • Scarista Beach, Lewis and Harris, Scotland.
  • Compton Bay, Isle of Wight, England.
  • Oxwich Bay Beach, Wales.
  • Pentle Bay, Tresco, Isles of Scilly.


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Top 10 prettiest towns and villages in the UK overall:
  • Castle Combe, Cotswolds, Wiltshire.
  • Portmeirion, Gwynedd.
  • Beaulieu, Hampshire.
  • Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire.
  • Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria.
  • Bibury, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.
  • Polperro, Cornwall.
  • St Michael's Mount, Cornwall.


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Read our guide to the top 30 best seaside towns in the UK.
  • Salcombe: Devon's genteel seaside town. ...
  • Plockton, Ross and Cromarty. ...
  • Brighton: best of the best seaside towns UK. ...
  • Stromness, Orkney. ...
  • Llandudno, Conwy County Borough. ...
  • Ilfracombe, North Devon. ...
  • Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire. ...
  • Weymouth, Dorset.


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Where is the clearest sea in England?
  • Somerset Beaches, England. ...
  • Cornwall Beaches, England. ...
  • East Sussex, England. ...
  • Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland. ...
  • East Portlemouth Beaches, Devon, England. ...
  • Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye, Scotland. ...
  • Rhossili Bay, Swansea, South Wales. ...


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Top of the list is Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, with 464 of its 4,485 reviews mentioning the word 'busy'. This 750-metre- (half-a-mile) long stretch is known as the home of British surfing thanks to its 'golden sands, wild Atlantic swells and consistent crashing waves', the Cornish tourist board notes.

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25 Most Beautiful Beaches in the World
  • Saud Beach, Philippines.
  • Elafonissi Beach, Greece.
  • Nungwi Beach, Tanzania.
  • Hanalei Bay, Hawaii.
  • Copacabana, Brazil.
  • Cape Le Grand National Park, Australia.
  • Grayton Beach, Florida.
  • Sotavento Beach, Spain.


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Britain's most expensive seaside town is Salcombe in Devon - with an average house price of more than £1.2m in 2022, according to Halifax.

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Take a look at the full findings below...
  • 10 cleanest beaches in Britain. Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall (50 score of cleanliness) Shell Bay, Dorset (51) Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset (53) ...
  • 10 dirtiest beaches in Britain. St Annes Beach, Lancashire (4,338) Plymouth Hoe East Beach, Devon (3,611) Bowleaze Cove, Dorset (3,349)


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Sandbanks is the most expensive coastal location in the UK with the average asking price being just a hair over 1.2 million (although prices can often exceed this). Located in Dorset, property in Sandbanks is (surprise surprise) built on a sandbank looking out over Poole bay.

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Where are Britain's safest coastal towns and cities?
  • Aberystwyth. This pretty seaside town is not only number one on our list, but topped Provident's safest places to live in the UK list too. ...
  • Aberdeen. ...
  • Plymouth. ...
  • Brighton & Hove. ...
  • Swansea.


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