Beaches in Loftus, Yorkshire
The beach guide has 11 beaches listed in and around the town of Loftus. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Cattersty Sands Beach (1.3 miles)
Cattersty Sands is a long, sand and shingle beach approximately midway between Hartlepool and Whitby. It offers fine views and a fairly sheltered location. The beach is intersected by a rocky pier which dates back to the areas mining days. This area of Yorkshire has a long history of iron-ore mining. The old jetty was…
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Saltburn Beach (3.6 miles)
Saltburn is a seaside resort with a rich heritage dating back to the Victorian heyday and beyond. The town was developed off the back of the Industrial Revolution and the local iron industry in particular. Whilst the boom times may have long passed many of the trappings of the Victorian era remain. There is the…
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Staithes Beach (4.3 miles)
The eminently photographic fishing village of Staithes is reckoned by many to be the prettiest on the east coast. Sitting within the shelter of the harbour and backed by the seafront is a small sandy beach.
Staithes is where the North York Moors National Park meets the sea and the towering, rugged cliffs are in…
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Port Mulgrave Beach (5.2 miles)
Hard to believe this little sand and rock beach was once a thriving port. This diminutive, now derelict, harbour used to be where ironstone from local pits was shipped up to Jarrow for processing.
These days there are still plenty of reminders of the beaches history. These include the mouth of a large tunnel which…
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Marske Sands Beach (5.7 miles)
Markse Sands is a predominantly sandy beach, with some shingle higher up the beach away from the shoreline, opposite the village of Marske-by-the-Sea. Water sports such as surfing, boating, and windsurfing are all popular along this stretch of coastline, as is fishing, swimming and walking. The wide beach offers visitors an excellent opportunity to stretch…
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Runswick Bay (6.2 miles)
Runswick Bay, about 9 miles north of Whitby, is widely regarded as one of the prettiest spots on the Yorkshire coast. Come here in the summer months for sandcastles, beach games, rock pooling and maybe even a dip in the waters. Come here out of season for hearty cliff-top walks along the Cleveland Way or…
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Stray Beach (6.4 miles)
Stray Beach is the most south-easterly beach along the sandy Redcar coastline. Located between the edge of the tourist town of Redcar and the village of Marske-by-the-Sea it is backed by a grassy area separating it from the road, behind which there are fields. As a result of its rural setting, Stray can be a…
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Kettleness Beach (7.3 miles)
Kettleness beach is located in a remote cove just to the east of Runswick Bay. Access is difficult and involves a scrabble down a very steep and uneven path whilst hanging onto a rope. Suffice to say this sand and rock beach is not a family favourite!
Kettleness is however well known amongst fossil…
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Granville Beach (7.7 miles)
Granville is a wide, sandy beach located about half a mile to the south-east of the centre of Redcar, a popular seaside resort town on the North Yorkshire coast. At low tide, a vast sandy area, containing many rockpools, is exposed. Meanwhile, the relatively flat beach is dissected by a number of wooden groynes. The…
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Lifeboat Station Beach (8 miles)
This pleasant, sandy beach sits close to the resort town of Redcar, just east of Middlesbrough. The sand is an ideal destination for those wanting to relax in the sun, and is good for building sandcastles. The area is also used by watersport enthusiasts. This area of beach has gained a Seaside Award for cleanliness…
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Coatham Beach (8.8 miles)
Coatham is a stretch of sandy beach not far from Redcar town. It is a popular spot for watersports such as windsurfing, kite surfing and surfing. The beach is bordered to the north by the mouth of the river Tees and at the southern end, Redcar. Much of the beach is backed by sand dunes…
