Britain’s best 10 beaches named by Tripadvisor – full list

From shingle to sand, the UK has some incredible beaches to explore. Tripadvisor has ranked the best beaches in Britain for a staycation with a “wonderful” spot taking first place.

UK’s best beaches (Tripadvisor)

  1. Bournemouth Beach
  2. Weymouth Beach
  3. Fistral Beach
  4. Woolacombe Beach
  5. Gorleston-on-Sea Beach
  6. Filey Beach
  7. Brighton Beach
  8. Rhossili Bay
  9. Scarborough Beach
  10. Hengistbury Head Beach

Beautiful Bournemouth Beach grabbed first place based on Tripadvisor reviews by tourists from around the globe.

A tourist ‘Neil Lux’ wrote on Tripadvisor: “Just a wonderful sandy beach. Clean, tidy and plenty of space.”

Another tourist wrote: “Beautiful sandy beach with amazing views across the ocean. You’d forget you were in the UK still.”

‘Daisy700’ wrote: “Felt like being abroad. Nice clean sand, clear blue skies and blue water. Will definitely return during the summer.”

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Bournemouth Beach is right next to the town so families will have easy access to its fish and chip shops and ice-cream parlours.

The sandy beach is also close to the Bournemouth Oceanarium and the pier with its classic Victorian amusement arcade.

Weymouth Beach took second place in the rankings. The award-winning sandy beach is situated at the heart of the Jurassic coast.

The pretty beach is overlooked by the town’s Georgian seafront and has clean water for swimming and watersports.

Newquay’s Fistral Beach took third place in the rankings and was the highest scoring Cornish beach.

The popular beach is known as a world-class surfing destination and is the venue for major competitions.

Woolacombe Beach in Devon was fourth on the list while Norfolk’s Gorleston-on-Sea rounded off the top five.

Filey Beach was Yorkshire’s highest scoring beach. The five mile expanse of sand is popular with families due to its safe, clean waters.

Best of the rest

  • Perranporth Beach
  • Luskentyre
  • St Brelade’s Bay Beach
  • Horsey Beach
  • Sandbanks Beach
  • Porthminster Beach
  • Barafundle Beach
  • Camber Sands
  • Carbis Bay Beach
  • Wells Next The Sea Beach

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