What's YOUR favourite UK beach?

We want to know, what's your favourite beach and why?

The summer season is the perfect time to enjoy all the wonders of the great outdoors.

Lots of people like spending time in gardens, in parks and green spaces, and beaches are also hugely popular at this time of year.

It's an opportunity to have some fun in the sun, build sandcastles, look for treasures like unique shells and rocks, or cool off by dipping your toes in the sea.

With summer now upon us, newspaper, The Times has revealed its list of the UK's 50 best beaches for 2025.

Back for its 17th year, the guide has been highlighting some of the UK's greatest seaside spaces since 2008.

The publication says its expert travelled all across the UK, visiting hundreds of places to find some of the UK's superb coastal spots and put together the final list.

So which beaches made the cut this year? Read on to find out.

Which beaches impressed this year?

Portstewart Strand in Northern Ireland topped the list this year

This year's top spot was awarded to Portstewart Strand in Northern Ireland.

The two-mile stretch of beach, which is also the 2025 regional winner for Northern Ireland, is picturesque and is great for picnics and long walks.

It's home to 6,000-year-old sand dunes visitors can explore.

Dunraven Bay in the Vale of Glamorgan made the top 50

Portstewart Strand wasn't the only beach in Northern Ireland to make the cut.

Sandy havens in Cushendall, Ballycastle, Ballintoy and Runkerry, all in County Antrim, were on this year's list.

The regional winner for Wales was Shell Island in Gwynedd, North Wales.

It's known for the huge range of sea shells that can be found in the area.

Other Welsh beaches on the list are Dunraven Bay in the Vale of Glamorgan and Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire.

Bude in Cornwall was named the regional winner for the Southwest of England

The regional winner for Scotland was Seacliff beach in East Lothian.

It's a private beach which is also home to the UK's smallest harbour, standing at just 12 metres long with a two-metre wide entrance.

Several beaches in Scotland's Highlands made the list including Rhu Point and Vesteys Beach.

The results for England were broken down into smaller regions, with Bude in Cornwall taking the regional title in the Southwest, Sandsend in North Yorkshire named regional winner in the North, Skegness in Lincolnshire winning in East England and Milford on Sea in Hampshire securing the regional title in South England.

The Times has revealed its final list, but we want to know yours. What's your favourite UK beach and what makes it so special? Let us know in the comments below.