A lighthouse beach with an enormous tidal flat that empties out at low water. The Solway's rapid incoming tide over these flats is a genuine regional hazard, so this is a spot to time with the tide rather than wander freely.
Well-known Solway beach with lighthouse, golf course, caravan park; robust and legal.
Village/beach car park near Southerness Lighthouse.
Direct beach access; very large tidal flat exposed at low tide.
Colvend Coast, near Dalbeattie
A sandy Solway bay with a wide tidal range that clears a lot of beach at low tide. Easy and family-friendly, but the Solway's f…
Rockcliffe, Colvend Coast
A small cove near Rockcliffe village with sand and rock at the edges. Rough Island just offshore has its own tidal causeway, wo…
Kirkcudbright
A harbour slipway on the Dee estuary in Kirkcudbright, an easy town launch with MacLellan's Castle and the Galloway hills for s…