List of piers in the United Kingdom
# List of piers in the United Kingdom

This is a list of extant and former coastal piers in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man and piers on the river Thames.

## Coastal piers

Sources include:

### England

| Name | Place | Ceremonial county | Opened | Length | Pier of the Year | Listed grade | Description | Image |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Pier | Blackpool | Lancashire | 30 May 1868 | 1,118 feet (341 m) | | | Originally 1,518 feet (463 m) | |
| South Pier | Blackpool | Lancashire | 31 March 1893 | 492 feet (150 m) | | | Contains a theme park | |
| North Pier | Blackpool | Lancashire | 21 May 1863 | 1,318 feet (402 m) | 2004 | II | Eugenius Birch's earliest surviving pier. Originally 1410 ft long | |
| Bognor Regis Pier | Bognor Regis | West Sussex | 5 May 1865 | 350 feet (110 m) | 1985 | | | |
| Bournemouth Pier | Bournemouth | Dorset | 17 September 1861 | 1000 feet (305 m) | | | Zip wire installed in 2014, spanning between the pierhead and the beach. Original pier consisted of a wooden jetty opened in 1856. | |
| Boscombe Pier | Bournemouth | Dorset | 29 July 1889 | 720 feet (219 m) | 2010 | | | |
| Palace Pier | Brighton | East Sussex | 20 May 1899 | 1,722 feet (525 m) | 1998 | II* | | |
| Burnham-on-Sea Pier | Burnham-on-Sea | Somerset | 1858 | 90 feet (27 m) | | | Claims to be Britain's shortest pier. It is not recognised by most authorities as it is simply a beach pavilion. | |
| Clacton Pier | Clacton-on-Sea | Essex | 27 July 1871 | 1,180 feet (360 m) | 2020 | II | | |
| Cleethorpes Pier | Cleethorpes | Lincolnshire | 4 August 1873 | 335 feet (102 m) | 2016 | | | |
| Clevedon Pier | Clevedon | Somerset | 29 March 1869 | 1,020 feet (310 m) | 1999, 2013, 2021 | I | | |
| Cromer Pier | Cromer | Norfolk | 8 June 1901 | 495 feet (151 m) | 2000, 2015 | II | | |
| Deal Pier | Deal | Kent | 19 November 1957 | 1,026 feet (313 m) | 2008 | | One of the last pleasure piers to be built in the UK. Pre-dated by two original piers, built in 1838 and 1864. | |
| Eastbourne Pier | Eastbourne | East Sussex | 13 June 1870 | 1,000 feet (300 m) | 1997 | II* | | |
| Prince of Wales Pier | Falmouth | Cornwall | 5 May 1905 | | | | | |
| Felixstowe Pier | Felixstowe | Suffolk | August 1905 | 450 feet (140 m) | | | Major redevelopments in 2017, involving construction of a new amusement building. There are currently no plans to re-open the seaward end. | |
| Folkestone Harbour Arm | Folkestone | Kent | 1904 | 500 metres (1,600 ft) | | II (lighthouse) | 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 Town | Gravesend | Kent | 1834 | 172 feet (52 m) | | | On the Thames, and not a seaside pier recognised by most authorities. | |
| Royal Terrace | Gravesend | Kent | 1844 | | | | On the Thames | Not recognised as a seaside pier by most authorities. |
| Britannia Pier | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | 13 July 1858 | 810 feet (250 m) | | | | |
| Wellington Pier | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | 31 October 1853 | 700 feet (210 m) | | | | |
| Ha'penny Pier | Harwich | Essex | July 1853 | | | | Not a seaside pier recognised by most authorities. | |
| Hastings Pier | Hastings | East Sussex | 5 August 1872 | 912 feet (278 m) | 2017 | | Pier of the Year following extensive restoration. | |
| Herne Bay Pier | Herne Bay | Kent | 1899 | | | | Majority of pier destroyed in a storm in 1978. The shoreward 'stub' is still open, and the pier head remains isolated 1 km (0.6 mi) into the sea. | |
| Hythe Pier | Hythe | Hampshire | 1 January 1881 | 2,100 feet (640 m) | | II | Oldest continually running pier train in the world. | |
| Claremont Pier | Lowestoft | Suffolk | 1903 | 600 feet (180 m) | | | Pier decking not open for public use | |
| South Pier | Lowestoft | Suffolk | 1846 | 1,320 feet (400 m) | | | |
| St Annes Pier | Lytham St Annes | Lancashire | 15 June 1885 | 600 feet (180 m) | | II | | |
| Paignton Pier | Paignton | Devon | June 1879 | 780 feet (240 m) | | | | |
| Ryde Pier | Ryde | Isle of Wight | 26 July 1814 | 2,234 feet (681 m) | | II | The UK's oldest pleasure pier. Island Line runs along entire length. | |
| Saltburn Pier | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | North Yorkshire | May 1869 | 681 feet (208 m) | 2009 | II* | | |
| Culver Pier | Sandown | Isle of Wight | 29 May 1878 | 870 feet (270 m) | | | | |
| Skegness Pier | Skegness | Lincolnshire | 4 June 1881 | 387 feet (118 m) | | | Seaward section destroyed in a 1978 storm. | |
| Royal Pier | Southampton | Hampshire | 8 July 1833 | 900 feet (270 m) | | II | Closed 1980. Currently in very poor condition. Now classified as a Lost Pier. | |
| Southend Pier | Southend-on-Sea | Essex | 1830 | 6,900 feet (2.1 km) | 2007 | II | The longest pleasure pier in the world, extending 2.1 km (1.3 miles) into the Thames Estuary. | |
| Southport Pier | Southport | Merseyside | 2 August 1860 | 3,536 feet (1,078 m) | 2003 | II | | |
| South Parade Pier | Southsea | Hampshire | 26 July 1879 | 600 feet (180 m) | | | Re-opened 2017. | |
| Clarence Pier | Southsea | Hampshire | 1861 | 203 feet (62 m) | | | Three times wider than it is long, going along the beach rather than out to sea. The full pier is an amusement park | |
| Southwold Pier | Southwold | Suffolk | 1900 | 623 feet (190 m) | 2002 | | Includes a collection of modern coin-operated novelty machines | |
| Swanage Pier | Swanage | Dorset | 29 March 1897 | 642.5 feet (195.8 m) | 2012 | | | |
| Grand Pier | Teignmouth | Devon | 1867 | 696 feet (212 m) | | | | |
| Princess Pier | Torquay | Devon | 1890 | | | | | |
| Totland Pier | Totland Bay | Isle of Wight | 1880 | | | | | |
| Walton Pier | Walton-on-the-Naze | Essex | 1871 | 2,610 feet (800 m) | | | Originally built to a length of 530 ft in 1871. The pier was extended and re-opened in August 1898. | |
| Grand Pier | Weston-super-Mare | Somerset | 11 June 1904 | 1,201 feet (366 m) | 2011 | | | |
| Birnbeck Pier | Weston-super-Mare | Somerset | 5 June 1867 | 1,150 feet (350 m) | | II* | Closed since 1994. One of the few surviving Eugenius Birch piers. Restoration underway. | |
| Weymouth Pier | Weymouth | Dorset | 1860 | 787 feet (240 m) | | | Weymouth Stone Pier is a breakwater. Weymouth Pleasure pier is described as a "man-made peninsula" | |
| Worthing Pier | Worthing | West Sussex | 12 April 1862 | 960 feet (290 m) | 2006, 2019 | II | | |
| Yarmouth Pier | Yarmouth | Isle of Wight | 1876 | 610 feet (190 m) | | | | |

### Scotland

| Name | Place | Opened | Length | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Dunoon Pier | Dunoon | 1889 | 370 feet (113 m) | Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Built as a working pier rather than a pleasure pier |
| Helensburgh Pier | Helensburgh | 1860 | 804 feet (245 m) | Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Category C listed structure. Closed to marine traffic since October 2018 |
| Kilcreggan Pier | Kilcreggan | | 279 feet (85 m) | Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Passenger-only ferry to Gourock. |
| Rothesay Pier | Rothesay | | 433 feet (132 m) | Not recognised as a seaside pier by most authorities. Serves as a ferry terminal and small marina rather than a pleasure pier. |
| Fort William Pier | Fort William | | 1538 feet (469 m) | Not recognised as a seaside pier by most authorities |

### Wales

| Name | Place | Opened | Length | Pier of the Year | Listed grade | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Royal Pier | Aberystwyth | 1865 | 794 feet (242 m) | | | |
| Garth Pier | Bangor | 14 May 1896 | 1,510 feet (460 m) | 2022 | II* | Reopened in 1988. |
| Beaumaris Pier | Beaumaris | 1846 | 570 feet (170 m) | | | Refurbished 2011–2012. |
| Llandudno Pier | Llandudno | 1 August 1877 | 2,295 feet (700 m) | 2005 | II* | |
| Mumbles Pier | Mumbles, Swansea | 10 May 1898 | 835 feet (255 m) | | II | |
| Penarth Pier | Penarth | February 1895 | 650 feet (200 m) | 2014 | II | |

### Isle of Man

| Name | Place | Opened | Length | Pier of the Year | Description | Image |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Queen's Pier | Ramsey, Isle of Man | 22 July 1886 | 2,241 feet (683 m) | | Closed June 1990; restoration started 2016; first three bays reopened July 2021 | |

## Piers in London on the river Thames

* Bankside Pier
* Barrier Gardens Pier
* Blackfriars Millennium Pier
* Canary Wharf Pier
* Festival Pier
* Greenland Pier
* Greenwich Pier
* Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier
* Kew Pier
* London Bridge City Pier
* London Eye Pier
* Masthouse Terrace Pier
* Millbank Millennium Pier
* North Greenwich Pier
* Putney Pier
* Savoy Pier
* Tower Bridge Quay
* Tower Lifeboat Station
* Tower Millennium Pier
* Westminster Millennium Pier
* Woolwich Arsenal Pier

## Former piers

| Name | Place | Opened | Length | Listed grade | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Pier | Brighton | 6 October 1866 | 1,115 feet (340 m) | I | Closed in 1975 and subsequently fell into disrepair. Now classified as a lost pier |
| Victoria Pier | Colwyn Bay | 1 June 1900 | 750 feet (230 m) | II | Closed since 2008. Partial collapse in 2017, leading to the demolition of the seaward end |
| Leith Trinity Chain | Edinburgh | 14 August 1821 | 627 feet (191 m) | | Effectively closed in the 1850s and described as "deserted and ruinous" then destroyed by a storm on 18 October 1898 |
| Portobello Pier | Edinburgh | 1871 | 1250 feet (381 m) | | Designed by Sir Thomas Bouch, engineer who also designed the infamous Tay Bridge. Demolished in 1917 after repairs to storm damage bankrupted the owner |
| Fleetwood Pier | Fleetwood | 16 May 1910 | 492 feet (150 m) | | Destroyed by fire in 2008, hence a lost pier |
| Lytham Pier | Lytham | 17 April 1865 | 914 feet (279 m) | | Closed to the public before World War II following a period of decline. Demolished in 1960 despite protests from thousands of local residents |
| Central Pier | Morecambe | 25 March 1869 | 912 feet (278 m) | | Demolished 1992 |
| West End Pier | Morecambe | 1896 | 1,800 feet (550 m) | | Demolished 1978 |
| New Brighton Pier | New Brighton | 1867 | 600 feet (180 m) | | Demolished 1978 |
| Aberavon Pier | Port Talbot | 1898 | 900 feet (270 m) | | Lost: 1962, Owner: British Transport Commission. Now a breakwater |
| Redcar Pier | Redcar | 2 June 1873 | 1,300 feet (400 m) | | Closed and demolished in 1980 |
| Rhos-on-Sea Pier | Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales | 1895 | 1,300 feet (400 m) | | Lost in 1954 |
| Rhyl Pier | Rhyl | 19 August 1867 | 2,355 feet (718 m) | | Demolished in 1973 |
| Scarborough North Pier | Scarborough | 1868 | 1,000 feet (300 m) | | Lost in 1905 |
| Shanklin Pier | Shanklin | 1890 | 1,200 feet (370 m) | | Demolished in February 1993 |
| St Leonards Pier | St Leonards-on-Sea | 1891 | 950 feet (290 m) | | Damaged by bombing, gales and fire during WW2. Demolished 1951-55 |
| Royal Victoria Pier | Tenby | 1899 | 330 feet (100 m) | | Constructed as 230 ft structure and later extended by 100 ft. Lost in 1953 |
| Weymouth Pier Bandstand | Weymouth | 25 May 1939 | 200 feet (61 m) | | Majority of pier demolished in 1986; only the entrance building remains on 48 feet of pier. Thus not a seaside pier any longer |
| Withernsea Pier | Withernsea | August 1877 | 1,196 feet (365 m) | | Partial destruction by storm in 1882 and ship collisions in 1890 & 1893. Last remaining section removed in 1903 |
