The Times and Sunday Times Best UK Beaches 2023: 50 best beaches in the UK - is your area on the list?

Daniel Mcneil
By Daniel Mcneil
Published 14th Jul 2023, 12:22 BST
Updated 14th Jul 2023, 15:03 BST
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The top 50 beaches in the UK has been revealed - see if your area makes the list

The 50 best beaches in the UK have been revealed by The Times and Sunday Times. It’s the 15th edition of the prestigious list but is the first reader-nominated edition where readers sent in their favourite sandy spots.

It took around a month to curate the list with every beach critiqued on a list of 11 points including cleanliness, accessibility, car parking facilities, lifeguards, hygiene levels at loos and showers and whether the beaches are dog-friendly.

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This comes as the Cerberus heatwave threatens new record temperatures for Europe. The scorching heat has seen weather alerts put in place across Spain’s Canary Islands, Italy, Cyprus and Greece.

The best 50 beaches in the UK 2023

Weymouth, Dorset