Beaches

The 15th edition of The Times and Sunday Times Best UK Beaches has been released today, with seven beaches in Glasgow making the coveted list of the top 50 British beaches.

The report wasn’t entirely a bummer: 10 O.C. beaches and two L.A. County beaches also made the report’s Honor Roll, a distinction reserved for beaches that receive an A+ grade for all seasons and weather conditions.

Nude beaches Clothing is optional at nude beaches (or "free beaches").

The beaches of the western coast and the northernmost part of the east coast are often rocky, with some sandy beaches due to local conditions; while the southern and eastern beaches are typically sandy and dune-covered.

The colour of the sand on the beaches of Nevis is variable: on a lot of the bigger beaches the sand is a yellow grey in colour, but some beaches on the southern coast have darker, reddish, or even black sand.

All beaches will have waves, but you will have to go searching for the best conditions with a lot of sand moving around, which means new banks will be popping up on the open beaches.

The Metropolitan Beaches Commission is managed by Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and is responsible for making recommendations on the maintenance, improvement and accessibility of the region’s public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket.

Beaches close because of the high levels of their feces in the water and on the beaches.

Digging holes on beaches can also cause problems later on, even if they are covered or filled back in. If an emergency happens, holes might not be able to be filled in time for emergency crews and their vehicles to pass on beaches.

The most recent water samples taken at the beaches by Public Health Sudbury & Districts (PHSD) are within acceptable levels of bacteria for bathing beaches.

The World's Best Beaches consulted more than 750 judges including travel journalists, influencers, and beach ambassadors to rank the beaches.

We are staying in the resort of Ixia where the beaches are quite pebbly, however, you don’t have to venture far to find some gorgeous golden sandy beaches.

While most beaches in the area are dog-friendly, EDDC has introduced a raft of new dog-specific restrictions for three East Devon beaches.

Coastal councils are considering restrictions on car parking near popular beaches to limit the number of visitors from far afield and preserve their beaches for locals amid concerns about COVID-19 overcrowding as summer approaches.

Death toll rises and thousands shelter on beaches as Australia’s fires rage Two more people died, five others were missing feared dead and thousands were evacuated to beaches as Australia’s most devastating wildfire season on record worsened on Tuesday.

Four towns in Maine are closing their beaches due to coronavirus concerns – but so far, New Hampshire's beaches remain open.

If you want to head to the beaches to cool off, that would be a good idea – water temps in the 70s with no threat of storms… but there is a slightly elevated rip current risk for the LI beaches.

In light of this, ACT Health is asking Canberrans to not travel to the Northern Beaches area of Sydney at this time, and for people from the Northern Beaches to not travel to the ACT.

In New York, state beaches will be open to the public this Memorial Day weekend, as NYC beaches remain closed.

Meanwhile, beaches will be conditionally open to the public as from Tuesday, May 5. Residents will be permitted to go to beaches between 6 am and 6 pm but only on weekdays.