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Beaches in Scottish Borders

10 named beaches. Wildest: Pease Sands. Easiest beach day: Coldingham Sands.

Wild beaches: Top 10

Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet
Coldingham Sands
Coldingham Sands. Photo Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0
  1. Pease Sandsabout 16 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  2. Broad Sandsabout 2.0 hectares
  3. Cove Harbourabout 9300 m²
  4. Moorburn Beachabout 8400 m²
  5. Killiedraught Bayabout 7400 m²
  6. Hilton Bay
  7. Shilments Beachabout 3700 m²
  8. Burnmouth Harbourabout 3200 m²
  9. Coldingham Sandsabout 3.8 hectares · Good water (2025)
  10. Starney Bayabout 3400 m²

Easy beach days: Top 10

Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand
Coldingham Sands
Coldingham Sands. Photo Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0
  1. Coldingham SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Good water (2025)
  2. Pease SandsCafe or food, Showers or water · Excellent water (2025)
  3. Starney BayCafe or food, Bus 300 m
  4. Killiedraught BayBus 400 m
  5. Broad Sands
  6. Cove Harbour
  7. Moorburn Beach
  8. Hilton Bay
  9. Shilments Beach
  10. Burnmouth Harbour

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