Gloriously beautiful sprawling beach, award winning clean white sands set in one of the most…read morepicturesque vistas you can find. The steam trains pass by this beach and it's wonderful to lay on the beach and here the train chugging along and tooting and people waving at you. It's in a sheltered bay so that helps cut out wind, there's plenty to see like surfers, kayakers and alike a great beach.

Blackpool is an old romantic place, the hotels are right by the beach, you can just imagine your…read moreself with a lovely person and a glass of wine, the red rays of the sunsetting across the horizon. you can even enjoy the the sunset at the sandy beach.A beach for lovers who want to save money.there is even a casino and swimming pool to enjoy and not forgetting the rides,.i go every year.

Whitmore Bay is what most people think of when they talk about Barry Island, and has all the…read moreameneties you'd expect for a suburban resort: amusement arcades and fish'n'chips abound. Just behind is a small fairground, which I recall visiting when I was a small child - I used then to think it was quite impressive! The bay has also now been made famous by featuring extensively in the TV series 'Gavin and Stacey'. Up until the 1960s, however, it used to be packed during Bank Holidays with people coming on day trips from the mining communities in the valleys: newsreel footage shows every inch of sand covered with families! It's rather quieter than that, now, but still popular for day trips.

The larger of the two beaches on the island, this is very popular with holiday makers and local…read morewalkers. It's a surprisingly huge beach with soft golden sand and long headlands on either side. Ideal for families throughout the season for swimming and sunbathing. There is usually a coastguard presence. There are horse and carriage rides along the beach in summer, and many tourist and beach shops, cafes and fast food outlets around the promenade. The famous Pleasure Park lies behind the beach. The island railway station is fairly close (by foot) and you can journey to Cardiff from here.

A huge WOW for Saunton Sands. An unspoilt, endless run of beach for surfers, paddlers, dogs &…read moregrokels like me! Truly beautiful - wild, great light & so peaceful. Perfect.

Beautiful calm and quiet beach which few tourists visit but known by all the locals. Accessed via…read moreBraunton Burrows you come over the top of the sand dunes to a mass expanse of beach. Dogs allowed all year round and perfect to sunbathe in peace. I miss North Devon!

As a Cardiffian I feel lucky to live only a stones throw away from so many stunning beaches…read more With the second largest tidal difference in the world, you have to get your timing right. Visit the beach at the wrong time and there will hardly be any beach, get your timing wrong and you may get cut off and have to bide your time till the tide goes out again. Get it right and you will see the splendid Jurassic coastline, fossils and if you're lucky may even find the dinosaur footprints or see the sand spit. If you fancy a coastal walk on the cliffs above you'll find some WW2 gunning posts and you can drop back down to the beach at various points. The beach itself is mostly stone slab, with pebbles and a little sand. Great for driftwood, beach combing and fossil hunting, dog walking and bbq's. Sadly if the Severn Barrage ever gets built this brilliant beach will disappear.

This is a pleasant beach near Cardiff made up of a combination of rock and sand, backed by layered…read moreJurassic cliffs and looking out over the Bristol Channel. To find it, head from Barry towards Lavernock and then follow the signs for the beach. Lots of people park their cars at the Captain's Wife pub car park to visit this beach - but it's only fair that you then stop in for a drink or a bite to eat to justify using their car park! If the tide's in, it's a really tiny strip of a beach - but when the tide's out there's more space to stroll and look for fossils (but make sure you don't get cut off if the tide's on its way back in!). Some people have sailed to Sully Island from here, but the Channel can get really rough with strong currents and some have had to be rescued. Not a crossing for a beginner.

Spectacular beach in built up Bournemouth. Amazingly, it's empty in November. But it still has soft…read moresand, easy access, lots of facilities, even some surf, so where is everyone? Oh yes, it's blowing a gail and been tipping with rain, maybe that's it. Still, highly recommended for all.

Soft golden sand, lifeguarded, blue flag beach. Overlooks Isle of Wight and Old Harry Rocks on the…read morePurbecks. Ideal for kids, but also popular with surfers, fishermen, canoists, beach volleyballers, sunbathers, you name it. The Pier has a shop selling buckets and spades, inflatables, newspapers etc, and also a cafe with outside tables. There's a pub (The Neptune), and the new and abfab Urban Reef bar and restaurant (with deli for beach picnics). Two lots of public loo nearby, plus hot and cold showers. Deck chairs, windbreaks, parasols and loungers can be hired - as can a wheelchair suitable for use on the sand. Also beach huts are available to rent by the day or week from the Seafront Office.

The walk down to beach is the highlight. Interesting to see how pebble beach turns to large stretch…read moreof sandy beach .

This is a wonderful beach to spend the afternoon. The best thing about this beach is the walk down…read moreto it. A beautiful short walk down a hedged road full of honeysuckle brings you to a public footpath to the beach. You pass through peaceful woodland, a stream below you through the trees, and even a ruin of an old building in the dappled valley. Soon you climb out onto the beach and it's a lovely sight, of course. This is a great place to walk dogs and/or children. Bring a picnic and enjoy a day soaking up the sun. It's a whole lot less busy than some of the other beaches in the area, but it also doesn't have any of the facilities that other have to offer. The nearest toilets and watering hole are in the nearby pub, The Plough and Harrow, which is a great place for a seaside drink. There is usually a local field open for parking, donations politely requested. This beach is not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.

There is nothing so liberating than taking of ones clothes and running into the sea and swimming…read moreand splashing around and having fun with your nearest and dearest, especially when it is in such a lovely spot it is deeply invigorating and is something everyone should do at least once. I would definitley recommend Wild Pear Naturist Beach you'lle love it.

The men toilets are disgusting there was sand everywhere toilet paper all over the floor but the…read morebeach is amazing just don't use the toilets

Best beach ever, long dandy beach, great for surfing, despite tide going out along way it remains…read moreshallow, so excellent for kids, facilities on beach and at entrances to beach, dog Friendly area