Cumbria Windsurfing beaches

The beach guide has 6 windsurfing beaches listed in Cumbria. Check here for all windsurfing beaches in the UK

Contents
  1. St Bees
  2. Grange-over-Sands
  3. West Shore
  4. Haverigg
  5. Arnside
  6. Silecroft
  7. Bardsea
  • Earnse Bay ©

    1. Earnse Bay

    This open sandy beach is the most popular in the area getting quite busy in the summer. It is a popular spot for both windsurfing and kitesurfing with a kite surf school on the beach. It is also a venue for national kitesurfing championships.

  • Biggar Bank ©

    2. Biggar Bank Beach (Walney Island)

    Walney Island is an 11-mile long island in the Irish Sea, at the tip of the Furness peninsula. It is linked to the mainland town of Barrow-in-Furness by the toll-free Jubilee bridge. Biggar Bank beach is located on the more exposed west…

  • Haverigg ©

    3. Haverigg Beach

    Haverigg beach is found at the mouth of the Duddon Estuary and has views over the Lake District fells. The shingle beach gives way to a vast expanse of sand, heading out towards the Irish sea. There are large sand dunes, covered in sharp…

  • Allonby ©

    4. Allonby Beach

    The 5-mile stretch of beach around Allonby Bay is made up of sand, shingle and pebbles along the high tide mark. At low tide a vast expanse of sand is revealed. From the beach there are attractive views across the Solway Estuary and towards…

  • Silloth ©

    5. Silloth Beach

    The town of Silloth, on the Solway Firth, was once a Victorian seaside resort and it retains some attractive buildings. There is an interesting man-made harbour and a vast area of greenery known simply as The Green which is used to host…

  • Allonby ©

    6. Allonby Beach (South)

    Lying in a designated Area of Outstanding Beauty, Allonby has a delightful sand and shingle beach which stretches for around 5 miles in length. From the beach there are views across the beautiful Solway Firth towards the hills of Scotland.…