List of bays of the British Isles

This is a list of bays of the British Isles, geographically by island. They are listed by island, in clockwise order, from the stated starting point.

Britain

Clockwise from the River Tweed:

England from the River Tweed to the Bristol Channel

*Budle Bay -
*Druridge Bay -
*Tees Bay -
*Robin Hood's Bay -
*Filey Bay -
*Bridlington Bay -
*The Wash -
*Hollesley Bay -
*Pegwell Bay -
*Rye Bay -
*Pevensey Bay -
*Seaford Bay -
*Friars' Bay -
*Bracklesham Bay -
*Hayling Bay -
*Stokes Bay -
*Stanswood Bay -
*Christchurch Bay -
*Poole Bay -
*Bramblebush Bay -
*Shell Bay -
*Studland Bay -
*Swanage Bay -
*Durlston Bay -
*Kimmeridge Bay -
*Hobarrow Bay -
*Brandy Bay -
*Worbarrow Bay -
*Mupe Bay -
*St Oswald's Bay -
*Ringstead Bay -
*Weymouth Bay -
*Balaclava Bay -
*West Bay -
*Lyme Bay -
*Tor Bay -
*Start Bay -
*Bigbury Bay -
*St Austell Bay -
*Veryan Bay -
*Gerrans Bay -
*Falmouth Bay -
*Mount's Bay -
*St Ives Bay -
*Ligger Bay -
*Watergate Bay -
*Padstow Bay -
*Bude Bay -
*Barnstaple Bay (Bideford Bay) -
*Morte Bay -
*Porlock Bay -
*Bridgwater Bay

Wales

*Cardiff Bay -
*Swansea Bay -
*Rhossili Bay -
*Carmarthen Bay -
*St Bride's Bay -
*Fishguard Bay -
*Newport Bay -
*Cardigan Bay -
*Tremadoc Bay -
*Caernarfon Bay -
*Holyhead Bay -
*Conway Bay

=England from the River Dee to the Solway Firth=

*Liverpool Bay -
*Morecambe Bay -
*Duddon Estuary
*Moricambe Bay

Scotland

*Kirkcudbright Bay -
*Wigtown Bay -
*Luce Bay -
*Gruinard Bay -
*Enard Bay -
*Achmelvich Bay
*Clashnessie Bay -
*Eddrachillis Bay -
*Dunnet Bay -
*Sinclair's Bay -
*Burghhead Bay -
*Spey Bay -
*Lunan Bay -
*St Andrews Bay (Fife)
*Largo Bay
*Aberlady Bay
*Gosford Bay
*Wemyss Bay
*Coldingham Bay

Hebrides

Islay

*Laggan Bay

=Mull=

*Calgary Bay

Lewis

*Broad Bay

Orkney Mainland

*Scapa Bay
*Bay of Firth
*Bay of Kirkwall
*Inganess Bay

Isle of Man

Clockwise from the Point of Ayre
*Ramsey Bay, Ramsey
*Bulgam Bay
*Laxey Bay, Laxey
*Garwick Bay
*Douglas Bay, Douglas
*Derbyhaven Bay, Derbyhaven
*Castletown Bay, Castletown
*Bay ny Carrickey, Port St Mary
*Chaple Bay, Port St Mary
*Perwick Bay
*Port Erin Bay, Port Erin
*Fleswick Bay, Port Erin
*Niarbyl Bay, near Peel
*Peel Bay, Peel

Isle of Wight

Clockwise from Cowes
*Osborne Bay
*Seagrove Bay, Seagrove, Isle of Wight
*Priory Bay
*Whitecliff Bay
*Horseshoe Bay (No.1)
*Sandown Bay, Sandown, Shanklin
*Luccombe Bay
*Steel Bay
*Monks Bay, Bonchurch
*Horseshoe Bay (No.2), Bonchurch
*Wheelers Bay
*Ventnor Bay, Ventnor
*Woody Bay
*Binnel Bay
*Reeth Bay
*Watershoot Bay
*Chale Bay, Blackgang Chine
*Brighstone Bay
*Brook Bay, Brook, Isle of Wight
*Compton Bay
*Freshwater Bay, Freshwater
*Watcombe Bay
*Scratchell's Bay
*Alum Bay
*Totland Bay, Totland
*Colwell Bay
*Newtown Bay
*Thorness Bay
*Gurnard Bay

Ireland

Anti-clockwise from Lough Foyle:

Republic of Ireland

*Trawbreaga Bay -
*Mulroy Bay -
*Ballyness Bay
*Inishfree Bay -
*Gweebara Bay -
*Loughros More Bay -
*McSwyne's Bay -
*Inver Bay -
*Donegal Bay -
*Sligo Bay -
*Dromore Bay -
*Killala Bay -
*Bunatrahir Bay-
*Blacksod Bay -
*Clew Bay -
*Mannin Bay -
*Clifden Bay -
*Ballyconneely Bay -
*Bertraghboy Bay -
*Kilkieran Bay -
*Cashla Bay -
*Galway Bay -
*Liscannor Bay -
*Mal Bay -
*Doonbeg Bay -
*Ballyheige Bay -
*Tralee Bay -
*Brandon Bay -
*Dingle Bay -
*Ballinskelligs Bay -
*Ballydonegan Bay -
*Bantry Bay -
*Dunmanus Bay -
*Roaringwater Bay -
*Rosscarbery Bay -
*Clonakilty Bay -
*Courtmacsherry Bay -
*Ballycroneen Bay -
*Ballycotton Bay -
*Youghal Bay -
*Tramore Bay -
*Bannow Bay -
*Ballyteige Bay -
*Dublin Bay -
*Drogheda Bay -
*Dundalk Bay

Northern Ireland

*Dundrum Bay -
*Red Bay -
*Ballycastle Bay -

ee also

*Firths of Scotland
*Lochs of Scotland
*Headlands and bays