Beaches in City of Edinburgh
10 named beaches. Wildest: East Sands of Leith. Easiest beach day: Portobello Beach.
Wild beaches: Top 10
Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet- East Sands of Leithabout 17 hectares
- Whitehouse Bayabout 4.2 hectares
- Peatdraught Bayabout 2.3 hectares
- Wardie Bay Beachabout 1.3 hectares · Good water (2025)
- Joppa Shoreabout 5.2 hectares
- Portobello Beachabout 40 hectares · Sufficient water (2025)
- Drum Sandsabout 474 hectares
- Fisherrow Sandsabout 119 hectares · Poor water (2025)
- Royston Beachabout 5200 m²
- Cramond Foreshore
Easy beach days: Top 10
Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand- Portobello BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Sufficient water (2025)
- Royston BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 300 m
- Fisherrow SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Poor water (2025)
- Drum SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking
- Cramond ForeshoreCafe or food, Toilets, Parking
- Wardie Bay BeachCafe or food, Parking, Bus under 100 m · Good water (2025)
- Joppa ShoreCafe or food, Parking, Bus under 100 m
- East Sands of Leith
- Whitehouse Bay
- Peatdraught Bay
Every beach in City of Edinburgh
A to Z- Cramond ForeshoreCafe or food, Toilets, Parking
- Drum SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking
- East Sands of Leith
- Fisherrow SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Poor water (2025)
- Joppa ShoreCafe or food, Parking, Bus under 100 m
- Peatdraught Bay
- Portobello BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Sufficient water (2025)
- Royston BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking
- Wardie Bay BeachCafe or food, Parking, Bus under 100 m, Good water (2025)
- Whitehouse Bay