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 England Name PlaceCeremonial county Opened Length Pier ofthe Year ListedgradeDescriptionImage Central Pier BlackpoolLancashire Originally long. South Pier BlackpoolLancashire Contains a theme park. North Pier BlackpoolLancashire 2004 Eugenius Birch's earliest surviving pier. Originally long. Bognor Regis Pier Bognor RegisWest Sussex Bournemouth Pier BournemouthDorset Zip wire installed in 2014, spanning between the pierhead and the beach. Original pier consisted of a wooden jetty opened in 1856. Boscombe Pier BournemouthDorset 2010 Palace Pier BrightonEast Sussex 1998 Burnham-on-Sea Pier Burnham-on-SeaSomerset 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-SeaEssex 2020 Cleethorpes Pier CleethorpesLincolnshire 2016 Clevedon Pier ClevedonSomerset 1999, 2013, 2021 Cromer Pier CromerNorfolk 2000, 2015 Deal Pier DealKent 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 EastbourneEast Sussex 1997 Prince of Wales Pier FalmouthCornwall Felixstowe Pier FelixstoweSuffolk 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 FolkestoneKent (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 GravesendKent On the Thames, and not a seaside pier recognised by most authorities. Royal Terrace GravesendKent On the Thames. Not recognised as a seaside pier by most authorities. Britannia Pier Great YarmouthNorfolk Wellington Pier Great YarmouthNorfolk Ha'penny Pier HarwichEssex Not a seaside pier recognised by most authorities. Hastings Pier HastingsEast Sussex 2017 Pier of the Year following extensive restoration. Herne Bay Pier Herne BayKent Majority of pier destroyed in a storm in 1978. The shoreward section is still open, and the pier head remains isolated into the sea. Hythe Pier HytheHampshire Oldest continually running pier train in the world. Claremont Pier LowestoftSuffolk Pier decking not open for public use. South Pier LowestoftSuffolk St Annes Pier Lytham St AnnesLancashire Paignton Pier PaigntonDevon Ryde Pier RydeIsle of Wight The UK's oldest pleasure pier. Island Line runs along entire length. Saltburn Pier Saltburn-by-the-SeaNorth Yorkshire 2009 Sandown Pier SandownIsle of Wight Skegness Pier SkegnessLincolnshire Seaward section destroyed in a 1978 storm. Royal Pier SouthamptonHampshire Closed 1980. Currently in very poor condition. Now classified as a Lost Pier. Southend Pier Southend-on-SeaEssex 2007 The longest pleasure pier in the world, extending into the Thames Estuary. Southport Pier SouthportMerseyside 2003 South Parade Pier SouthseaHampshire Re-opened 2017. Clarence Pier SouthseaHampshire 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 SouthwoldSuffolk 2002 Includes a collection of modern coin-operated novelty machines. Swanage Pier SwanageDorset 2012 Grand Pier TeignmouthDevon Princess Pier TorquayDevon Totland Pier Totland BayIsle of Wight Walton Pier Walton-on-the-NazeEssex 1871 Originally built to a length of in 1871. The pier was extended and re-opened in August 1898. Grand Pier Weston-super-MareSomerset 2011 Birnbeck Pier Weston-super-MareSomerset Closed since 1994. One of the few surviving Eugenius Birch piers. Restoration underway. Weymouth Pier WeymouthDorset Weymouth Stone Pier is a breakwater. Weymouth Pleasure pier is described as a "man-made peninsula". Worthing Pier WorthingWest Sussex 2006, 2019 Yarmouth Pier YarmouthIsle of Wight
Scotland
Name Place Opened Length Pier of the YearListedgradeDescriptionImage Dunoon Pier Dunoon1889 Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Built as a working pier rather than a pleasure pier. Helensburgh PierHelensburgh1860Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Category C listed structure. Closed to marine traffic since October 2018. Kilcreggan Pier Kilcreggan Not recognised a seaside pier by most authorities. Passenger-only ferry to Gourock. Rothesay Pier Rothesay 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 Not recognised as a seaside pier by most authorities.
Wales
Name Place Opened Length Pier of the Year ListedgradeDescriptionImage Royal Pier Aberystwyth Garth Pier Bangor 2022 Reopened in 1988. Beaumaris Pier Beaumaris Refurbished 2011–2012. Llandudno Pier Llandudno 2005,2025 Mumbles Pier Mumbles, Swansea Penarth Pier Penarth 2014
Isle of Man
Name Place Opened Length Pier of the YearListedgradeDescriptionImage Queen's Pier Ramsey, Isle of Man Closed June 1990; restoration started 2016; first three bays reopened July 2021.
Piers in London on the River Thames
Former piers Name Place Opened LengthPier of the Year Listed gradeDescriptionImage Royal Suspension Chain Pier Brighton Destroyed during a storm on 4 December 1896. West Pier Brighton Closed in 1975 and subsequently fell into disrepair. Now classified as a lost pier. Coatham PierCoatham, Redcar1873Demolished 1899. Victoria Pier Colwyn Bay Closed since 2008. Partial collapse in 2017, leading to the demolition of the seaward end. Victoria PierCowes1903Dismantled 1965.Leith Trinity ChainEdinburgh14 August 1821Effectively closed in the 1850s and described as "deserted and ruinous" then destroyed by a storm on 18 October 1898.Portobello PierEdinburgh1871Designed 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 Destroyed by fire in 2008, hence a lost pier. Hunstanton Pier Hunstanton 1870 Partially destroyed by fire in 1939 before being mostly destroyed by a storm in 1978Leigh-on-Solent PierLee-on-the-Solent1888Demolished in 1958. Lytham Pier Lytham Closed to the public before World War II following a period of decline. Demolished in 1960 despite protests from thousands of local residents. Margate JettyMargate1824Destroyed during 1978 North Sea storm surge on 11–12 January 1978. Central Pier Morecambe Demolished 1992. West End Pier Morecambe Demolished 1978. New Brighton Pier New Brighton Demolished 1978. Plymouth PierPlymouth Hoe1883Wrecked by enemy bombing in 1941. Demolished in 1952. Aberavon Pier Port Talbot Owned by British Transport Commission after being lost in 1962. Now a breakwater. Redcar Pier Redcar Closed and demolished in 1980. Rhos-on-Sea Pier Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales Lost in 1954. Rhyl Pier Rhyl Demolished in 1973. Victoria PierRyde1854Washed away in 1859. Replacement of 1864 storm damaged and demolished in 1924. Scarborough North Pier Scarborough Lost in 1905. Seaview Chain Pier Seaview, Isle of Wight Demolished in 1952 after storm damage. Shanklin Pier Shanklin Demolished in February 1993. Southbourne PierSouthbourne1888Demolished in 1907. St Leonards Pier St Leonards-on-Sea Damaged by bombing, gales and fire during WW2. Demolished 1951–55. Ventnor Royal Victoria Pier Ventnor Four piers built on same site. Last one demolished in 1993. Royal Victoria Pier Tenby Constructed as structure and later extended. Lost in 1953. Weymouth Pier Bandstand Weymouth Majority of pier demolished in 1986; only the entrance building remains on of the pier. Thus not a seaside pier any longer. Withernsea Pier Withernsea Partial destruction by storm in 1882 and ship collisions in 1890 and 1893. Last remaining section removed in 1903.
See also List of piers National Piers Society
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