List of seaside resorts in the United Kingdom explained

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

Shoreham by Sea

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
• Bridlington
• 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
• Croyde
• Cruden Bay
• Cullercoats
• Crimdon

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
• Hayle

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
• Penzance
• Perranporth
• Polzeath
• Poole
• Porthcawl
• Porthgain
• Porthleven
• Portishead
• Portobello, Edinburgh
• Portrush
• Prestatyn
• Preston, Devon
• Pwllheli
• Portstewart
• Port Isaac

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
• Stonehaven
• Studland
• The Sunrise Coast
• Sutton-on-Sea
• Swanage
• Swansea

T

• Teignmouth
• Tenby
• Thorpeness
• Torcross
• Torquay
• Towyn
• Trebarwith Strand
• Trearddur
• Tynemouth
• Tywyn

V

• Ventnor, Isle of Wight

W

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

Y

• Yarmouth
• Ynyslas

See also

• Coastline of the United Kingdom
• List of beaches in the United Kingdom
• Tourism in the United Kingdom

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