Best beaches in Clwyd

Below are a list of the top 10 beaches in Clwyd as selected by the users of the Beach Guide website.

The current most popular beach in Clwyd is Marine Road. If you would like to have your say on which are the best beaches in Clwyd just follow the link to the beach and vote by clicking the star ratings at the top right of the page.

1. Marine Road Beach (Colwyn Bay)

Marine Road Beach sits at the western end of the rock and shingle beach adjacent to the centre of Colwyn Bay. The beach is popular for activities such as swimming, water sports, and sailing, with many sailing boats docking along this section of…
2. Splash Point (Rhyl) Beach

Rhyl is a traditional family seaside resort, offering miles of clean, sandy beaches and plenty of amusements and amenities. There is a harbour, a Sea Life Centre and more. The beach at Splash Point, starting around the north end of Old Golf Road,…
3. Llanfairfechan Beach

A pebble beach attached to the Victorian seaside town of Llanfairfechan, which is overlooked by the 434m Penmaenmawr mountain. A promenade with a pavilion offers shops and entertainment, while a dinghy park makes this beach popular with sailors.…
4. Old Colwyn Beach

Old Colwyn Beach lies at the far eastern end of the long promenade that runs along Colwyn Bay. This sandy section of beach is often less busy than elsewhere along the bay. The beach here is popular for swimming and water sports, with Colwyn Bay…
5. Prestatyn Central Beach

Prestatyn is a coastal resort in North Wales with three beaches that join up to form a five mile stretch of sand, interspersed with rock groynes. Central Beach is wide and north-facing, popular with sailors and windsurfers, and backed by a wide…
6. Talacre Beach

The popular beach of Talacre sits just across the River Dee from the Wirral over the English / Welsh border. With miles of golden sand backed by dunes Talacre has plenty of room for everyone. Much of the year this wouldn't seem an issue as you may…
7. Colwyn Bay

Colwyn Bay is one of North Wales' classic Victorian seaside resorts. Still popular, it has however lost some of its sparkle over the years. The good news though is this is a resort that is working hard to reinvent itself and recreate that heyday.…
8. Ffrith beach (Prestatyn )

Prestatyn is a holiday resort in North Wales, between the River dee Estuary and Rhyl. It has three sandy beaches, joined by a 4-mile long promenade. The promenade is popular with cyclists and dog walkers. In its heyday the area behind Ffrith Beach…
9. Barkby beach

Located just to the east of Prestatyn's main strip and across the road from the Pontins resort Barkby is a long sandy beach. Divided up by a series of rocky breakwaters the beach is backed by a wide promenade. Much of the beach is backed by sand…
10. Penrhyn Bay

Located just along the coast from Colwyn Bay, Penrhyn Bay is a fairly quiet sand and shingle beach, with stone breakwaters at either end. For the most part, the higher sections are made up of shingle, whilst it becomes sandier closer to the water,…