Beaches

Location The beach is located on the Poole Harbour side of Ferry Road on the Studland side of the harbour entrance. Access and Parking Ferry Road can be accessed from the Sandbanks Ferry or from the Studland Village direction.   Park in the road near the cut that goes to the naturist section of Studland beach but go in the opposite direction. The Beach The beach is small and very quiet, you will probably have it to yourself apart from the occasional dog walker who ven

Location Pentle Bay is located on the West Coast of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly. Access and Parking There are no private cars on Tresco, so parking isn’t going to be possible! Access to Tresco is generally by boat from Hugh Town on St. Mary’s although it is also possible to access Tresco by boat from one of the other ‘off-islands’. It used to be possible to get to Tresco from Penznace by Helicopter ( this isn’t running at the moment, but there are plans to start a service

Information   South Gare is an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the  River Tees in Redcar, England.  South Gare and Coatham Sands are a site of special scientific interest. The dunes on the eastern flank are protected by three slag banks close to the breakwater, known as the 'German Charlies' that are partly exposed at low tide. The name was applied after a First World War incident involving a German ship that ran aground. On the inner side of

Location  Haverigg beach is found at the mouth of the Duddon Estuary and has views over the Lake District fells. OS grid ref. SD 1599 7833 BeachThe shingle beach gives way to a vast expanse of sand, heading out towards the Irish sea. There are large sand dunes, covered in sharp sea-grasses. The long beach is clean and has, in the past, been awarded Blue Flag status. The beach is tidal so is best visited at low tide. When the tide is out, visitors can walk along the beach to S

Location A sandy beach located around 3 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness.  great views of the beautiful Duddon Estuary and the Lake Fells beyond. Also known as Sandscale Haws / Roanhead. The Beach A sandy beach with a big tidal range exposes huge sandy flats but also causes strong currents making it unsuitable for swimming. The beach here is an important nature reserve which is home to numerous rare plants and insects along with an estimated 15% of the UK's natte

Location and the Beach Extract from "The World's Best Nude Beaches and Resorts", published in 2007 and provided by Nick Mayhew-Smith: A series of three bays to the east of Downderry village, where the second and third ones are ideal for sunbathing naturally. The sand is fairly coarse but the coves are completely undeveloped and provide good shelter when the weather is breezy. Care is needed to avoid being cut off at high tide. Directions From the Tamar Bridge at Plymouth trav

Location and the Beach Extract from "The World's Best Nude Beaches and Resorts", published in 2007 and provided by Nick Mayhew-Smith: A lovely secluded bare beach of small shingle heaped up by the sea, the top of which hides the shore from the coastal path behind. Apart from some fishermen near the access points don’t expect to see many other people, apart from a few nude bathers. Beach Facilities There is no shade on the beach, but the car park at West Bexington has a cafe a

Location and the Beach Extract from "The World's Best Nude Beaches and Resorts", published in 2007 and provided by Nick Mayhew-Smith: Do not be put off by the grim approach to this beach. Although it is next to commercial and industrial warehouses, users describe the beach as very pleasant, not least because it is screened from the docks by a high retaining wall. It’s a pebble shore, so take a roll mat. Sand is revealed at low tide and the swimming in calm weather is good. There are no