Shore Check Guides

UK Beach Guides

Tide times and what they mean, beach by beach — where to park, whether the dog’s welcome, and what makes each one worth the trip.

A UK coastal landmark

Every guide is built around one question: should you go now, or wait? Whichever beach you're headed to, Shore Check tells you what the tide's doing in two seconds — at 600+ UK spots. We're writing them one at a time, properly: real parking, real dog rules, real tide quirks.

The holiday coast
Pembrokeshire

Tenby

Three beaches that become one at low tide.

Pembrokeshire · Blue Flag
North Devon

Woolacombe

Three miles of golden sand and Atlantic surf.

North Devon
Cornwall

St Ives

Five beaches round a harbour — the tide picks which one.

Cornwall
Cornwall

Bude

A tidal sea pool that fills and empties with the Atlantic.

Cornwall
Northumberland

Bamburgh

Miles of empty sand beneath a clifftop castle.

Northumberland
Cornwall

Padstow

Estuary sands that shift with every tide.

Cornwall
South Devon

Salcombe

Sheltered estuary beaches you reach as the tide drops.

South Devon

More guides on the way: Newquay, Whitby, Cromer, Scarborough, Weymouth, Llandudno and Broadstairs — with Bournemouth, Brighton and others to follow as the collection grows.

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