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By Carys Matthews\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 06 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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From coastal walks<\/a> to quaint fishing villages<\/a> and traditional seaside piers<\/a>, the UK coastline has something for everyone. However, in the colder winter months when the crowds depart, its the beaches that have a particulalry special allure. Often windblown and oozing with atmosphere, you may even find that you have the entire place to yourself.<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0Ordnance Survey, the coastline of Britain is approximately 11,073 miles in length, so there is no shortage of beaches to discover. Here, we take a closer look at a few of our favourites.<\/p>\n

Wrap up warm and head to the coast for a bracing winter walk with our guide to the best beaches to visit in the UK in winter.<\/p>\n

Best winter beaches in England<\/h2>\n

Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex<\/h3>\n
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Cuckmere Haven in winter\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

If you\u2019re visiting Brighton or Eastbourne, a winter walk along Cuckmere Have beach and through Seven Sisters Country Park<\/a> is a must.<\/p>\n

Here, brisk sea breezes refresh your mind, rippling dazzling-white chalk cliffs test your cardio fitness and amazing beach and ocean vistas provide the ultimate setting for an open-air yoga session.<\/p>\n

Starting from Seaford train station, head east past the pebble beach, oxbow lakes and vibrant, brackish marshes of Cuckmere Haven beach (mouth of the River Cuckmere<\/a>), and on to your first climb, Haven Brow. On a serene winter\u2019s day, the views across the bay are spectacular.<\/p>\n

Speeton Sands, Yorkshire<\/h3>\n
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View along the long stretch of Speeton Sands to Filey and Filey Brigg in the distance\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

There is nothing quite like a bracing stride besides a north-east shore to blow away those winter blues. Speeton Sands<\/a> offer dead-flat walking along an impressive stretch of the Yorkshire coast, where the sandstone of Filey Brigg gives way to the towering chalk cliffs of Bempton, some of the highest on the east coast\u00a0of England.<\/p>\n

This is a fascinating stretch of coastline and, while the geological transition is interesting, there is also much to discover from more recent human history. It is always wise to plan your visit either side of low tide, but there are opportunities to join or leave the beach at Filey, Hunmanby Gap and Reighton Gap.<\/p>\n

Anderby Creek Beach, Lincolnshire<\/h3>\n
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Anderby Creek Beach, Lincolnshire\/Geograph<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The wild sands of the Lincolnshire coast exude their own special appeal winter as that bracing sea air blows away seasonal excesses. Although it is true, no matter what time of year you visit, this stretch of coastline leaves you feeling a little more alive when you leave is sandy shores than when you arrived.<\/p>\n

Anderby Creek Beach<\/a>, a long, sandy spot backed by dunes<\/a> between Skegness and Mablethorpe, is vast, yet remains tranquil and unspoilt. It is the kind of place that may remind you of childhood beach visits as you stride out for miles along the sand.<\/p>\n

Hauxley Bay, Northumberland<\/h3>\n
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Coquet Island just of the coastline at Low Hauxley in Northumberland\/Credit: David Head, Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n\n
When wintry Scandinavian winds blast across the North Sea, Hauxley Beach<\/a> can be bleak indeed, with nearby Coquet Island a ghostly suggestion through the spray.\u00a0Waves churn the sand, uncovering 8,000-year-old remains of trees that flourished in the Doggerland forest that once linked Britain with Europe.<\/div>\n

Loe Bar, Cornwall<\/h3>\n
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Loe Bar and Loe Pool, the largest natural body of fresh water in Cornwall\/Credit: Ian Wool, Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Cornwall\u2019s largest natural lake runs deep with history and legend, but it\u2019s the diversity of the trails that trace the banks of The Loe<\/a> and the richness of its wildlife that make it such a special place in winter. At its south-west extremity, The Loe is separated from the shipwreck-strewn Celtic Sea by Loe Bar, a sand bar and slither of surf-stroked beach.<\/p>\n

Horsey, Norfolk<\/h3>\n
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Sandy seal on the Norfolk Coast\/Credit: Ian Dyball, Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Horsey\u2019s pale sands and huge skies are evocative at any time of year. But as winter storms roll in and colour leaches from the landscape, this otherwise desolate stretch of the Norfolk coast comes alive with hundreds of breeding grey seals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit the beach on a 6.3-mile loop walk<\/a> around the village of Horsey in the north-east of the Norfolk Broads National Park.<\/a> The path runs alongside the North Sea and then inland through wildlife-rich marshland, before returning to the village pub.<\/p>\n

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