List of piers in the United Kingdom

! Name

! Place

!Ceremonial county

! Opened

! Length

! Pier of
the Year

! Listed
grade

! class="unsortable"|Description

! class="unsortable"|Image

| Blackpool

|Lancashire

| {{DTS|1868-05-30|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1118|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Originally {{convert|1518|ft|sortable=on}} long.

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| Blackpool

|Lancashire

| {{DTS|1893-03-31|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|492|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Contains a theme park.

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| Blackpool

|Lancashire

| {{DTS|1863-05-21|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1318|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2004

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

| Eugenius Birch's earliest surviving pier. Originally {{convert|1410|ft|sortable=on}} long.

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| Bognor Regis

|West Sussex

| {{DTS|1865-05-05|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|350|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|

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| Bournemouth

|Dorset

| {{DTS|1861-09-17|format=dmy}}

|{{convert|1000|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Zip wire installed in 2014, spanning between the pierhead and the beach. Original pier consisted of a wooden jetty opened in 1856.

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| Bournemouth

|Dorset

| {{DTS|1889-07-29|format=dmy}}

|{{convert|720|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2010

|

|

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| Brighton

|East Sussex

| {{DTS|1899-05-20|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1722|ft|sortable=on}}

| 1998

! {{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|B|II*}}

|

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| Burnham-on-Sea

|Somerset

| {{DTS|1858|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|90|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Claims to be Britain's shortest pier. It is not recognised by most authorities as it is simply a beach pavilion.

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| Clacton-on-Sea

|Essex

| {{DTS|1871-07-27|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1180|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2020

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

|

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| Cleethorpes

|Lincolnshire

| {{DTS|1873-08-04|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|335|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2016

|

|

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| Clevedon

|Somerset

| {{DTS|1869-03-29|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1020|ft|sortable=on}}

| 1999, 2013, 2021

! {{Grade I colour}}|{{sort|C|I}}

|

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| Cromer

|Norfolk

| {{DTS|1901-06-08|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|495|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2000, 2015

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

|

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| Deal

|Kent

| {{DTS|1957-11-19|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1026|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2008

|

| One of the last pleasure piers to be built in the UK. Pre-dated by two original piers, built in 1838 and 1864.

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| Eastbourne

|East Sussex

| {{DTS|1870-06-13|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1000|ft|sortable=on}}

| 1997

! {{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|B|II*}}

|

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| Falmouth

|Cornwall

| {{DTS|1905-05-05|format=dmy}}

|

|

|

|

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| Felixstowe

|Suffolk

| {{DTS|1905-08

| {{convert|450|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Major redevelopments in 2017, involving construction of a new amusement building. There are currently no plans to re-open the seaward end.

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| Folkestone

|Kent

| {{DTS|1904|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1600|ft|sortable=on}}{{Cite web |title=PROPOSED FOLKESTONE HARBOUR REVISION ORDER 2016 - Section 4.3 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/490732/Folkestone_-_Statement_in_Support_with_appendices.PDF |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Government Publishing Assets Service |language=en}}

|

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}} (lighthouse){{Cite web |title=Folkestone Harbour Seafront Development Co. - Folkestone's New Social Hub |url=https://www.folkestoneseafront.com/folkestone-harbour-seafront-development/harbour-arm/the-present-and-future/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Folkestone Harbour Seafront Development Co. |language=en}}

| First used from 1904 as a port pier for ferries to Boulogne, France. Re-opened in 2016. Used as a pleasure pier, and for fishing.

|

| Gravesend

|Kent

| {{DTS|1834|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|172|ft|sortable=on}}

|

! {{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|B|II*}}

| On the Thames, and not a seaside pier recognised by most authorities.

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| Gravesend

|Kent

| {{DTS|1844|format=dmy}}

|

|

|

| On the Thames. Not recognised as a seaside pier by most authorities.

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| Great Yarmouth

|Norfolk

| {{DTS|1858-07-13|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|810|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|

| 150x100px

| Great Yarmouth

|Norfolk

| {{DTS|1853-10-31|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|700|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|

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| Harwich

|Essex

| {{DTS|1853-07|format=dmy}}

|

|

|

| Not a seaside pier recognised by most authorities.

|

| Hastings

|East Sussex

| {{DTS|1872-08-05|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|912|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2017

|

| Pier of the Year following extensive restoration.

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| Herne Bay

|Kent

| {{DTS|1899|format=dmy}}

|

|

|

| Majority of pier destroyed in a storm in 1978. The shoreward section is still open, and the pier head remains isolated {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} into the sea.

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| Hythe

|Hampshire

| {{DTS|1881-01-01|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|2100|ft|sortable=on}}

|

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

| Oldest continually running pier train in the world.{{Cite news|date=2021-08-27|title=Historic England: Seaside heritage sites given listed status|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-58307135|access-date=2021-08-28}}

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| Lowestoft

|Suffolk

| {{DTS|1903|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|600|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Pier decking not open for public use.

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| Lowestoft

|Suffolk

| {{DTS|1846|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1320|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|

| Lytham St Annes

|Lancashire

| {{DTS|1885-06-15|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|600|ft|sortable=on}}

|

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

|

| 150x100px

| Paignton

|Devon

| {{DTS|1879-06|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|780|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|

| 150x100px

| Ryde

|Isle of Wight

| {{DTS|1814-07-26|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|2234|ft|sortable=on}}

|

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

| The UK's oldest pleasure pier. Island Line runs along entire length.

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| Saltburn-by-the-Sea

|North Yorkshire

| {{DTS|1869-05|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|681|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2009

! {{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|B|II*}}

|

| 150x100px

| Sandown

|Isle of Wight

| {{DTS|1878-05-29|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|870|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|

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| Skegness

|Lincolnshire

| {{DTS|1881-06-04|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|387|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Seaward section destroyed in a 1978 storm.

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| Southampton

|Hampshire

| {{DTS|1833-07-08|format=dmy}}

|{{convert|900|ft|sortable=on}}

|

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

| Closed 1980. Currently in very poor condition. Now classified as a Lost Pier.

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| Southend-on-Sea

|Essex

| {{DTS|1830|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|6900|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2007

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

| The longest pleasure pier in the world, extending {{convert|2.1|km|sortable=on}} into the Thames Estuary.

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| Southport

|Merseyside

| {{DTS|1860-08-02|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|3536|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2003

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

|

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| Southsea

|Hampshire

| {{DTS|1879-07-26|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|600|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Re-opened 2017.

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| Southsea

|Hampshire

| {{DTS|1861|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|203|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|Three times wider than it is long, going along the beach rather than out to sea. The full pier is an amusement park.

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| Southwold

|Suffolk

| {{DTS|1900|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|623|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2002

|

| Includes a collection of modern coin-operated novelty machines.

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| Swanage

|Dorset

| {{DTS|1897-03-29|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|643|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2012

|

|

| 150x100px

| Teignmouth

|Devon

| {{DTS|1867|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|696|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|

| 150x100px

| Torquay

|Devon

| {{DTS|1890|format=dmy}}

|

|

|

|

| 150x100px

| Totland Bay

|Isle of Wight

| {{DTS|1880|format=dmy}}

|

|

|

|

| 150x100px

| Walton-on-the-Naze

|Essex

| 1871

| {{Convert|2610|ft

| Dunoon Pier

| Dunoon

|1889

|{{convert|370|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Built as a working pier rather than a pleasure pier.

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|Helensburgh

|1860

|{{convert|804|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Category C listed structure.{{Cite web |title=Helensburgh pier given listed status by Historic Environment Scotland |url=https://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/17703737.helensburgh-pier-receives-category-c-listed-status/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Helensburgh Advertiser |language=en}} Closed to marine traffic since October 2018.{{Cite web |title=New plans for Helensburgh pier repairs get the green light |url=https://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/18603453.new-plans-helensburgh-pier-repairs-approved/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Helensburgh Advertiser |language=en}}

|File:Helensburgh Pier - geograph.org.uk - 2108405.jpg

| Kilcreggan

|

|{{convert|279|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Passenger-only ferry to Gourock.{{Cite web |title=Rosneath: Gourock - Kilcreggan |url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/roseneath-gourock-kilcreggan-ferry-winter-timetable |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=CalMac Ferries |language=en}}

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| Rothesay

|

| {{convert|433|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Not recognised as a seaside pier by most authorities. Serves as a ferry terminal and small marina rather than a pleasure pier.

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| Fort William

|

|{{convert|1538|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Not recognised as a seaside pier by most authorities.

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| Aberystwyth

| {{DTS|1865|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|794|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|

| 150x100px

| Bangor

| {{DTS|1896-05-14|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1510|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2022

! {{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|B|II*}}

| Reopened in 1988.

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| Beaumaris

| {{DTS|1846|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|570|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Refurbished 2011–2012.

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| Llandudno

| {{DTS|1877-08-01|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|2295|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2005

! {{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|B|II*}}

|

| 150x100px

| Mumbles, Swansea

| {{DTS|1898-05-10|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|835|ft|sortable=on}}

|

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

|

| 150x100px

| Penarth

| {{DTS|1895-02|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|650|ft|sortable=on}}

| 2014

! {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|A|II}}

|

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| Ramsey, Isle of Man

| {{DTS|1886-07-22|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|2241|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Closed June 1990; restoration started 2016; first three bays reopened July 2021.{{cite web |title=Isle of Man's Queen's Pier opens as restoration moves forward |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-57931924 |website=BBC News |access-date=25 July 2021 |date=22 July 2021}}

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! Name

! Place

! Opened

! Length

!Pier of the Year

! Listed grade

! class="unsortable"|Description

! class="unsortable"|Image

| Brighton

| {{DTS|1823-11-25|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1134|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Destroyed during a storm on 4 December 1896.

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| Brighton

| {{DTS|1866-10-06|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1115|ft|sortable=on}}

|

! {{Grade I colour}} |{{sort|C|I}}

| Closed in 1975 and subsequently fell into disrepair. Now classified as a lost pier.

| 150x100px

| Colwyn Bay

| {{DTS|1900-06-01|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|750|ft|sortable=on}}

|

! {{Grade II colour}} |{{sort|A|II}}

| Closed since 2008. Partial collapse in 2017, leading to the demolition of the seaward end.

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|Edinburgh

|14 August 1821

|{{convert|627|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|Effectively closed in the 1850s and described as "deserted and ruinous" then destroyed by a storm on 18 October 1898.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-19 |title=Leith Trinity Chain - National Piers Society |url=https://piers.org.uk/piers/leith-trinity-chain/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |language=en-GB}}

|

|Edinburgh

|1871

|{{convert|1250|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

|Designed by Sir Thomas Bouch, engineer who also designed the infamous Tay Bridge. Demolished in 1917 after repairs to storm damage bankrupted the owner.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-19 |title=Portobello - National Piers Society |url=https://piers.org.uk/piers/portobello/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |language=en-GB}}

|File:The pier Portobello Scotland.jpg

| Fleetwood

| {{DTS|1910-05-16|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|492|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Destroyed by fire in 2008, hence a lost pier.

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| Lytham

| {{DTS|1865-04-17|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|914|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Closed to the public before World War II following a period of decline. Demolished in 1960 despite protests from thousands of local residents.

| 150x100px

| Morecambe

| {{DTS|1869-03-25|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|912|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Demolished 1992.

| 150x100px

| Morecambe

| {{DTS|1896|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1800|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Demolished 1978.

| 150x100px

| New Brighton

| {{DTS|1867|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|600|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Demolished 1978.

| 150x100px

| Port Talbot

| {{DTS|1898|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|900|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Owned by British Transport Commission after being lost in 1962. Now a breakwater.

|

| Redcar

| {{DTS|1873-06-02|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1300|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Closed and demolished in 1980.

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| Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales

| {{DTS|1895|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1300|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Lost in 1954.

|

| Rhyl

| {{DTS|1867-08-19|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|2355|ft|sortable=on}}

|

|

| Demolished in 1973.

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| Scarborough

| {{DTS|1868|format=dmy}}

| {{convert|1000|ft