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# 10 hidden beaches the guidebooks still ignore
- URL: https://splash.themesbykyle.com/10-hidden-beaches-the-guidebooks-still-ignore/
- Published: 2026-10-12T12:55:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T13:08:51.000Z
- Description: Sand, sea and not a deckchair in sight.
- Author: Kerry Marlowe
- Tags: Travel, #dont-miss

The famous beaches are packed from June to September. These ones are not. We have found ten stretches of sand that rarely make the guidebooks, from a Cornish cove to a Hebridean strand.

## 1\. Saltwick Cove, North Yorkshire

Reached by a steep path through a wood, this small bay has rock pools full of crabs and, at low tide, a fossil bed. No cafe, no car park, no crowds.

## 2\. Pennar Sands, Pembrokeshire

A mile of pale sand with dunes behind. The nearest toilet is a 20-minute walk, which is why you will probably have the place to yourself.

## 3\. Port Keld, Cornwall

A harbour beach tucked behind a fishing quay. Fresh crab sandwiches are sold from a hatch in the wall until they run out.

## 4\. Tràigh Mhor, Outer Hebrides

A huge, white beach where the sea is a deep turquoise. Do not forget a warm coat: it is the Atlantic.

## 5\. Kilnaboy Strand, County Clare

Dramatic cliffs, big surf and a pub that serves a pint of stout to anyone who has walked from the car park.

## And five more

Our list also takes in a pebble beach in Northumberland with seal colonies, a dog-friendly cove in Devon, a sandbar in Norfolk that is only open for two hours a day, a sheltered inlet on the Isle of Wight and a tiny crescent in Anglesey reached by boat.

Take a bin bag. Hidden beaches stay hidden only if people leave them tidy.