Beaches in North Yorkshire

19 named beaches. Wildest: Runswick Sands. Easiest beach day: West Cliff Beach.

Wild beaches: Top 10

Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet

1. Runswick SandsNorth York Moors National Park · about 8.5 hectares · Good water (2025)
2. Saltwick BayNorth York Moors National Park · about 1.3 hectares
3. West Cliff BeachNorth York Moors National Park · about 79 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
4. Robin Hood's BayNorth York Moors National Park · about 1.9 hectares · Sufficient water (2025)
5. Cayton Sandsabout 30 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
6. Cornelian Bayabout 2.0 hectares
7. Scalby Ness Sandsabout 3.4 hectares
8. Pebble Beachabout 2100 m²
9. Gristhorpe Sandsabout 6.4 hectares
10. Scarborough South Bayabout 1.6 hectares

Easy beach days: Top 10

Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand

1. West Cliff BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m · Excellent water (2025)
2. Hunmanby SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m
3. Muston SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 300 m
4. Runswick SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 350 m · Good water (2025)
5. Filey SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m · Good water (2025)
6. Reighton SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 350 m · Good water (2025)
7. South BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Lifeguards · Poor water (2025)
8. Scarborough South BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Lifeguards · Poor water (2025)
9. Scarborough North BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m · Sufficient water (2025)
10. Robin Hood's BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Sufficient water (2025)

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