List of seaside resorts in the United Kingdom

Scarborough, North Yorkshire - an English seaside resort

Below is a list of seaside resorts in the United Kingdom.

A

Aberdyfi
Abergele
Abersoch
Aberystwyth
Appledore, Torridge, Devon
Ayr

B

Bamburgh
Bangor, County Down
Barmouth
Barry
Barton-on-Sea
Beer, Devon
Benllech
Bexhill-on-Sea
Blackpool
Blakeney
Bognor Regis
Borth
Boscombe
Bournemouth
Brighton
Brixham
Broadstairs
Bude
Budleigh Salterton
Burnham-on-Sea
Burntisland

C

Caister-on-Sea
Camber Sands
Canvey Island
Chapel St Leonards
Clacton-on-Sea
Clarach Bay
Cleethorpes
Clevedon
Cleveleys
Clovelly
Collieston
Colwyn Bay
Criccieth
Cromer
Cruden Bay
Cullercoats

D

Dartmouth
Dawlish
Dawlish Warren
Deal, Kent
Dornoch
Dunbar
Dunoon

E

Eastbourne
Ellenabeich
English Riviera
Exmouth

F

Fairbourne
Falmouth, Cornwall
Felixstowe
Ferryside
Filey
Fishguard
Fleetwood
Folkestone
Formby
Fowey
Frinton-on-Sea

G

Girvan
Goodrington
Goring-by-Sea
Gorleston
Gourock
Gower Peninsula
Grange-over-Sands
Great Yarmouth

H

Harlech
Hastings
Helensburgh
Hemsby
Herne Bay, Kent
Hopton-on-Sea
Hornsea
Hunstanton
Hythe, Kent

I

Ilfracombe
Ingoldmells

K

Kessingland
Kilchattan Bay
Kinghorn

L

Largs
Littlehampton
Llandanwg
Llanddona
Llandudno
Llanfairfechan
Llangrannog
Llansteffan
Looe
Lowestoft
Lydd-on-Sea
Lyme Regis
Lympstone
Lynmouth
Lytham St Annes

M

Mablethorpe
Marazion
Margate
Melcombe Regis
Milford Haven
Minehead
Morecambe
Mumbles
Mwnt

N

Nairn
Nefyn
New Brighton, Merseyside
New Quay
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Newcastle, County Down
Newquay
North Berwick

O

Oban
Overstrand

P

Padstow
Paignton
Pembrey
Penarth
Pendine
Penmaenmawr
Perranporth
Polzeath
Poole
Porthcawl
Porthgain
Portobello, Edinburgh
Portrush
Prestatyn
Preston, Devon
Pwll Deri
Pwllheli

R

Ramsgate
Redcar
Rhos-on-Sea
Rhyl
Roker, Sunderland
Rothesay
Ryde, Isle of Wight

S

St Helens, Isle of Wight
St Ives, Cornwall
Salcombe
Salcombe Regis
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Saltcoats
Sandbanks
Sandgate, Kent
Sandilands
Sandown, Isle of Wight
Saundersfoot
Scarborough
Seaburn, Sunderland
Seaford
Seahouses
Seaton Carew
Seaton, Devon
Severn Beach
Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Shell Island
Sheringham
Sidmouth
Silloth
Skegness
South Shields
Southbourne, Dorset
Southend-on-Sea
Southport
Southsea
Southwold
Studland
The Sunrise Coast
Sutton-on-Sea
Swanage
Swansea

T

Teignmouth
Tenby
Thorpeness
Torcross
Torquay
Towyn
Trearddur
Tynemouth
Tywyn

V

Ventnor, Isle of Wight

W

Walton-on-the-Naze
Westcliffe-on-Sea
Westgate-on-Sea
Weston-super-Mare
Westward Ho!
Weymouth
Whitby
Whitley Bay
Whitstable
Widemouth Bay
Withernsea
Woolacombe
Worthing

Y

Ynyslas

See also

• Tourism in the United Kingdom
• Seaside resort
• List of places on the British coastline
• List of seaside resorts in Germany
• List of beaches

External links

• Blue Skies Project — mostly in PDF format. Research and conclusions of North Somerset District council, involving the identity crisis and re-branding of Weston-super-Mare. Indicative of the need for English resorts to adapt.
• UK Coast Guide with details of seaside resorts around the UK
• International Association of Top Seaside Resorts