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Coast in Britain

Beaches, headlands, harbors, piers, lighthouses and islands.

Facts last checked Oct 25, 2026. Britlens is independent: see our editorial policy.

St Anthony Head, Falmouth & the Helford
St Anthony Head, CornwallPhoto: Vernon39, Public domain
Chapman’s Pool, Swanage, Studland & Purbeck
Chapman’s Pool, The Jurassic CoastPhoto: Tanya Hart, CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Harbour Arm, Margate and Broadstairs
Margate Harbour Arm, Canterbury & KentPhoto: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0

Places from the lists below; each photo links to the guide page that lists it.

Where to start

Reasoned from our data counts

These three destinations have the most matching places in our guides. That shows where our coverage is deepest for this interest, not an official ranking.

  • Cornwall

    44 matching places.

    Most in: Newquay & the North Coast (10), Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast (8).

  • The Jurassic Coast

    32 matching places.

    Most in: Bridport & West Bay (7), Seaton, Beer & Sidmouth (7).

  • Canterbury & Kent

    14 matching places.

    Most in: Margate and Broadstairs (8), Dover (4).

For a hand-picked route, see the themed trip Coast and harbors (4 stops in Edinburgh, Elsewhere in Britain). More: all themed trips.

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All 264 places, by destination

Tides, swimming conditions and ferries change: use each local authority or operator for safety and schedules.

Cornwall44places

Show 34 more in Cornwall

The Jurassic Coast32places

Show 22 more in the Jurassic Coast

Canterbury & Kent14places

Show 4 more in Canterbury & Kent

Devon13places

Show 3 more in Devon

Shetland13places

Show 3 more in Shetland

Wales12places

Show 2 more in Wales

The Outer Hebrides11places

Show 1 more in The Outer Hebrides

Northern Ireland10places

North Coast 5009places

Yorkshire8places

Lundy7places

Orkney7places

St Andrews and Fife7places

Isles of Scilly6places

Mull and Iona6places

Edinburgh5places

Newcastle and Gateshead5places

Norfolk and the Broads5places

Anglesey4places

Blackpool and the Lancashire coast4places

Brighton & Hove4places

The Scottish Highlands4places

Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire3places

Bristol3places

Cardiff3places

Isle of Bute3places

Lindisfarne (Holy Island)3places

Liverpool3places

Islay and Jura2places

Portsmouth and Southampton2places

The Lake District2places

The Peak District2places

The South Downs2places

Glasgow1place

Gloucester1place

Isle of Arran1place

Leeds1place

Lincoln1place

Manchester1place

How we matched these places

We search the type label and name of every sight in our guides for this interest. Places we have not listed, or that our data labels differently, will be missing. Data checked Oct 25, 2026. Hearts save a place to My trip.

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Sources

Official pages read on Oct 25, 2026. Rules, prices and opening times change: check the source before you rely on it. Counts and rankings on this page come from Britlens place data and are not official figures.

No external source is cited on this page; every figure is computed from our own data.