Beaches

We’ve never been prouder of our coastline. Several of our beaches, like Rhossili, Barafundle and Tenby, are regularly voted Britain’s best. Surfers, swimmers and rockpoolers love spending weekends and holidays here, chilling out with family and friends. And walkers adore it too. When the Wales Coastal Path opened in 2012, Lonely Planet named our coast the top region to visit in the world.

Man standing by sea at Whitesands Bay, Pembrokeshire, Westwales.

Explore our wonderful beaches

Thanks to the Blue Flag scheme, our beaches have had quite a few red carpet moments.

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Sandcastles on the beach with the sea and sky in the distance.

10 brilliant beaches for families

Discover safe family friendly beaches perfect for rock pooling, paddling and scoffing ice cream.

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Children snorkelling off beach at Abersoch.

Brilliant beach ideas

We’ve got award-winning beaches all along our coastline and lots of ideas for larking about on them.

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lifeboat and sea.

RNLI's guide to beach safety

The RNLI's top tips for staying safe on the Welsh coast during the summer months.

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Beach with a lighthouse

Beaches you need to visit on the North Wales coast

Staying in North Wales? Come and explore our shores.

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Pobbles Bay, Gower.

Discover beautiful sandy beaches in West Wales

Discover our West Wales beaches and enjoy the great British seaside.

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Person walking into the beach with a board at Porthcawl beach

Must visit beaches in South Wales

Staying in South Wales? Discover our beach guide.

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Two lifeguards walking across the beach

Playing safe on an RNLI lifeguarded beach

Discover 10 of the best RNLI lifeguarded beaches for you to enjoy on a fun family day out.

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coast with caves and people on kayaks.

Where to find Welsh sea caves

There are hundreds of sea caves in Wales just waiting to be explored!

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dog walking through long grass.

Beaches for your four-legged friends

You’d be barking mad to miss these dog-friendly beaches along the spectacular Wales Coast Path.

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Image of Mwnt beach on Cardigan Bay in Ceredigion

Wild at heart

Wild swimming expert and author Daniel Start tells us his favourite locations to go wild swimming.

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South Stack Lighthouse at sunset

Instagram-friendly Welsh landmarks

Take a look at these ten must-see Instagrammable coastal landmarks for you and your camera.

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Women in swimming costumes running out of the sea towards the camera.

Jazz Carlin: chilling with the Bluetits

Jazz Carlin and the Bluetits Chill Swimmers teamed up for an exhilarating swim off Harlech beach.

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View towards Oxwich over clear expanse of water on bright clear day.

Sizzling spots for a beach barbecue

A selection of the amazing BBQ spots on Welsh beaches, enjoy a great mix of sand, sea and sausages.

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Three people using beach wheelchairs at Whitmore Bay beach.

Great Welsh beaches with easy access

Hassle-free days out for wheelchair users and families with pushchairs.

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Close up of kite surfing

Kitesurfing in Wales

Discover why Welsh beaches are some of the most popular in the world for kitesurfing.

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Groups of people foraging on a Pembrokeshire beach.

Warm your cockles! Let's go seaside foraging

Jude Rogers discovers seashore foraging in Pembrokeshire with expert Ed Sykes of Llys Meddyg.

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Wave crashing onto a Pembrokeshire beach.

Favourite Welsh waves

Find the best breaks in Wales, chosen by champion pro-surfer and Swansea girl Gwen Spurlock.

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Horse riding on the beach

Why I love beach riding

Why one expert equestrian never tires of riding beside the sea in Pembrokeshire

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