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Beaches in Tendring

31 named beaches. Wildest: St Osyth Naturist Beach. Easiest beach day: Booth Bay.

Wild beaches: Top 10

Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet
  1. St Osyth Naturist Beachabout 1.7 hectares
  2. Borrow Pit Bayabout 1.6 hectares
  3. Passmore Edwards Bayabout 1.5 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  4. Pyrus Bayabout 1.5 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  5. Lilley Farm Bayabout 1.4 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  6. Jaywick Sands Beachabout 17 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  7. Brooklands Beachabout 13 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  8. Martello Bayabout 12 hectares · Good water (2025)
  9. Booth Bayabout 1.6 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  10. Pirate Bayabout 1.5 hectares · Excellent water (2025)

Easy beach days: Top 10

Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand
  1. Booth BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Excellent water (2025)
  2. Palace BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water
  3. St Paul's BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water
  4. Anglefield BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water
  5. Queens BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water
  6. West BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water
  7. Jaywick Sands BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m · Excellent water (2025)
  8. Brooklands BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m · Excellent water (2025)
  9. Pirate BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 150 m · Excellent water (2025)
  10. Star Point BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 100 m

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