The World's Worst Beaches

[Quercus]

@ralph124c

I’d nominate Revere Beach-broken glass, used syringes, and dirty water. Plus, lots of drunks, junkies, and omeless.
Anyone for a swim?

Sadly, the population of Revere Beach Whitefish has dramatically declined in recent years, along with the Floater incidence. I’d even go in the water these days.
In fact, given that the drunk, junkie and homeless populations probably are a strong as ever, the water might be the safest place to be.

[Colophon]

@mecaenas

Because every time I see a picture of a beach in the UK I mentally compare it to beaches like this, and this, and this or this and this.

I’ve seen plenty of photos of Blackpool, and other holiday destinations there, and beaches on shows like Grand Designs when people want a sea change. Quite frankly it all seems very dull, filthy and just generally dirty beaches whether it’s sand or pebbles, plus the weather is awful by comparison.

Please don’t judge UK beaches by the likes of Blackpool. I’ve visited more than 50 countries (yes, including Australia) and seen some fantastic beaches, and some of the most beautiful are right here in Britain. Sure, Australia has some lovely beaches - Wineglass Bay was my favourite, but the water is a lot warmer here than in Tasmania!

Here are a few:

Kynance Cove

Watergate Bay

Sandwood Bay

Seilebost

Woolacombe

St Ives

I could go on…

[UltraVires]

I have to nominate Key West, FL. No waves, disgusting plant life, and rocky beaches.

I love the town, but the beaches are terrible.

[tr0psn4j]

Meh, on a low enough tide, I’m able to wade out on the sewege pipe at Dockweiler Beach. That way I can fish further away from shore.

[Rayne_Man]

@tr0psn4j

Meh, on a low enough tide, I’m able to wade out on the sewege pipe at Dockweiler Beach. That way I can fish further away from shore.

Sort of going through the motions!

[Philster]

@Dublin11

The link in the OP refers to some beach as Goa Beach, India.
Where is that supposed to be? Goa has miles and miles and miles of gorgeous beaches on the Arabian sea. Are they saying it’s a bad beach because there’s a cow on it? Everywhere you go in Goa there are cows lolling about. Doesn’t mean a thing.

Goa beaches aren’t too bad, and beautiful in certain spots. Factor in the smell, and it’s not a surprise they are on a ‘worst’ list.

[RealityChuck]

@ralph124c

I’d nominate Revere Beach-broken glass, used syringes, and dirty water.

But don’t you love that dirty water?

[Highpockets]

Hmm. Chowpatty Beach is fun. The carts serving chaat and other snacks are great, and the beach has looked nothing like that picture whenever I’ve been there. I wouldn’t swim there but it is a nice enough place in the choas that is Mumbai.

Calling Goa’s (which is a state, not a beach) beaches bad because there are cows present? Makes no sense to me. There are some very serene beaches and some very lively beaches in Goa. None of them should make this list in my book.

As for the black sand beaches in Hawai’i, I haven’t been to all of them, but there are definitely some that the sand is very fine and pleasant to lie down on.

For me, I’d put the beach along the Nice coastline in France on the list. What a rocky, pebbly mess.

[Nava]

@Never_Say_Dice

One of the most disappointing is the Black Sand beach in Hawaii. It’s black because it’s made of tiny bits of sharp crumbled lava. No way can you use it. Pretty pictures, tho.

Many of the beaches in the Canary Islands are black for the same reason. They get used, same as pebbly beaches (“pebble” can mean things the size of my fist) in other areas of Spain, but maybe the black sand in the Canaries is smaller than in Hawaii.