My favourite… Beaches
After escaping the English winter with my favourite sunset photos, I’m keeping in with the warming theme by revisiting (mentally rather than physically unfortunately) some of my favourite beaches from around the world next. For me a good beach has got to have a wide patch of sand, a clear blue sea, and preferably plenty of sun so I can take full advantage of it. My favourites stretch across Central America, Australia, the USA and Asia. But they’re not all on tropical islands though, some of the most stunning beaches I’ve seen are in the UK – you just have to be a bit lucky with the weather to take full advantage of them.
This looks like the Caribbean but is actually Cap Ferret near Bordeaux in France
The palm-fringed tropical paradise – Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica
Apartments with a view across Nusa Lembongan beach in Bali
On the deserted beaches of Cape Le Grand National Park in south Western Australia
Kayaking onto one of the many beaches around Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand
A bit rough for swimming – the waves crash on the beach at dusk in Marina in California
The UK has some beautiful beaches too, this one is just along from Lulworth Cove in Dorset…
… and this one is the view Porthminster Beach to the harbour of St Ives in Cornwall
Which is your favourite? And where is the most spectacular beach you’ve ever seen?
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Good selection. I remember Lulworth Cove being clogged up with seaweed! My favourite is Cofete Beach on the island of Fuerteventura!
I’ve been to Lulworth Cove twice and both times have got very lucky with clear and sunny days! Not visited the Canaries yet but I will remember that one for when I finally make it out there.
They all look like great beeches. Some of my favs are Little Beach in Albany, Western Australia or Coral Bay in WA also.
I loved Coral Bay too but don’t have very good photos from there. I don’t remember going to the beach in Albany but I just looked it up and it looks gorgeous!
I know the last two
beautiful collection ♥
Thanks, the UK has some lovely beaches, if only the weather was always like it is in the photos!
These are gorgeous! Makes me glad I have a ebach vacation coming up soon in Puerto Rico.
My favorite beach was in Nicaragua. There were starfish washed up on shore everywhere we looked. It seemed so exotic.
A beach of starfish sounds lovely – I’ve hardly scratched the surface of Central America but would love to see more and should get a few more great beaches for the collection by the sound of it!
All gorgeous. I would love to go back to Manuel Antonio, although you didn’t mention the raccoons that come and steal your lunch!
Them and the monkeys that’ll steal your bag if you’re not careful!
These photos make me want to be somewhere warm.
Best beach?… that is a hard question. The beach near Trinidad de Cuba is pretty awesome.
Unfortunately the photos are as near as I’ll get to a tropical beach for a while!
Your pictures are beautiful! I love going to the beach.
What is the water temperature like in Great Britain and in France?
The temperatures along the English Channel are usually 15–18°C so it’s got to be a very hot day to get me in the water there! Further down in the south of France you’re into the Mediterranean so it’s a few degrees warmer.
Have to agree about Abel Tasman; Kailuum in Mexico’s Yucatan. Other favorites of mine are in the U.S.–Flagler Beach, Florida (really–it’s a well-kept secret) and Coronado in California, although the Pacific is extremely cold. Kee Beach on Kauai in Hawaii. Padre Island in S. Texas is nice as well. (I’m a huge beach lover, too).
Thanks for the tips, I’m hoping to travel more around the US in the next couple of years so will try and fit a couple of these into the itinerary!
Great selection of beaches…I could escape my Canadian winter to any one of them right now! The pinky-red tones of the California shot – gorgeous!!!
Me too – the English winter seems to have been dragging on for ever!
Excellent collection! You’re just right, there are so many fantastic beaches right on our doorstep that are often overlooked.
There are some amazing beaches in Scotland that look like they should be in the Caribbean, though the weather’s not exactly tropical!
We are big beach fans so this post is perfect for us! We have been to a couple of them already and some of the others are now on our ‘list’. We are off to the beaches of Mexico and Costa Rica over the next couple of months which I can’t wait for! Your photo of Manuel Antonio National Park has got me very excited indeed! Thanks for this great post Lucy
Hope you have a great time in Mexico and Costa Rica, sure you’ll see some fabulous beaches out there!
This makes me long for summer and warm weather. How I love the ocean and wish I lived closer to one, One day that will have to be a reality
Nice posts and thanks for helping to “warm” up my evening if only through thoughts and feelings.
Yes unfortunately this is the nearest I’ll be getting to a beach anytime soon too – I’ll just have to crank up the fire and sit next to that!
That photo of the beach in Costa Rica looks a bit special. My favourite has to be Watergate Bay in north Cornwall – I wish the water was a bit warmer though…
The beach/jungle combination in Costa Rica was just about perfect. I do love the Cornish beaches too though, if only we had Costa Rica’s weather (and water temps!).
Nice post Lucy! Our favorite is in Turks and Caicos which we frequent every year since we discovered it
The Turks and Caicos sound pretty good right now! There are some amazing beaches in the Caribbean – I really need to go and explore the area a bit more sometime.
This is great. I’m very excited to see Abel Tasman NP in a few weeks, but my favorite beach so far is Railay Beach in Thailand.
Abel Tasman was really beautiful, though that water was pretty chilly! I’ve not been to the west coast of Thailand yet but hope to make it out there soon.
The one in California looks like an image from a dream, its mesmerising. And the one in Bordeaux looks like it’ll go on forever..
The Bordeaux beach disappeared off into the sea at the end of a sand spit, really gorgeous place and surprisingly unknown.
Ah…this is wonderful.
A fab set of beaches Lucy! The most spectacular I have seen would have to be Ipanema in Rio, as much for its Sunday atmosphere as for its beauty
Thanks Madhu, Ipanema Beach is somewhere I would love to go – part of my huge South American wishlist!
Gorgeous, Lucy, just what I needed in cold, rainy Seattle.
Ailsa
Thanks Ailsa, it’s cold and rainy here too, roll on summer!
No kidding!
The beaches at Cape Le Grand National Park look particularly stunning! What a great way to escape the doldrums of winter, though spring is lurking not far behind.
Cape Le Grand was so beautiful, and very empty and undeveloped as it’s a national park. Unfortunately I don’t have many photos as it was in my pre-digital days. A nice trip to revisit though in the cold English weather, though we did have a few days of almost spring this week!
All of those are really beautiful white sand beaches. The Lulworth Cove is my favorite – a perfect place to unwind. Sometimes we really need to be away from civilization and have a breath of fresh air.
I’ve had some great family holidays around Lulworth Cove, it’s a great place to relax and escape for a few days.
gorgeous photos, and awesome beaches you picked out! I had NO idea the UK even has beaches, and they look just fab!
There are some really amazing beaches around the UK, there are some in Scotland that look like they could almost be in the Caribbean (until you feel the temperatures!).
nice pics! i’m sure to enjoy those beaches. hope u get to visit Philippine beaches.
Not been to any of these unfortunately, but would definitely recommend Parnidis Dune on the Curonian Spit in Lithuania for a beach with a difference. Not to mention the beach in the centre of St. Petersburg by the fortress!