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 Coast Path opened in 2012, Lonely Planet named our coast the top region to visit in the world.

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Brilliant beaches in Wales for families

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

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Seaside holidays on the North East Wales coast

Planning a beach holiday? Check out these brilliant North East Wales seaside spots.

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Beaches you need to visit on the North West Wales coast

Staying in North West Wales? Come and explore our shores.

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Discover beautiful sandy beaches in West Wales

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

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Breathtaking beaches near Swansea

Discover family-friendly, dog-friendly, surfing, sandy and wildlife-watching beaches near Swansea.

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Must visit beaches in South Wales

Staying in South Wales? Discover our beach guide.

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Explore our wonderful Blue Flag beaches

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

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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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Beaches for your four-legged friends

Discover dog-friendly beaches across Wales, whatever the season.

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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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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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In the swim

Discover sandy beaches, rocky coves and mountain lake locations suitable for wild swimming.

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mobile sauna on a beach.

Stroll down and warm up with a sauna session

After a cold water dip or wintry stroll, warm up at one of these Welsh beach and lake side saunas.

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Seaside adventures close to Cardiff

Explore stunning beaches near Cardiff. Perfect for seaside day trips not far from the city.

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Cardiff

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Festive swims in Cymru

Join the bold and the brave while raising money for charity with one of these chilly festive swims.

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