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Robert Powell
Photo: Robert Powell CC BY-SA 3.0
Cobo Beach Cobo Beach lies in Guernsey, 300 meters south west of Cobo.
Vincent Babb
Photo: Vincent Babb CC BY-SA 2.0
Fontygary Bay
Ben Charlton
Photo: Ben Charlton CC BY-SA 2.0
Herne Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The bathing water is pred...
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunnet Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Pontllyfni Beach Pontllyfni Beach lies 3 kilometers north west of Clynnog, Gwynedd.
Adrian and Janet Quantock
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock CC BY-SA 2.0
Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
Alan Heardman
Photo: Alan Heardman CC BY-SA 2.0
Moggs Eye Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and un...
Graham Horn
Photo: Graham Horn CC BY-SA 2.0
Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 900 metres wide, with rock groynes ...
Chris Whippet 
Photo: Chris Whippet  CC BY-SA 2.0
Folkestone Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Langland Bay
Dmitrij M
Photo: Dmitrij M CC BY 3.0
Ingoldmells South Ingoldmells South Beach is a busy resort town on a fairly developed stretch of coastline. The sandy beach is backed b...
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodrington Beach
Shaun Ferguson
Photo: Shaun Ferguson CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
Nicholas Mutton
Photo: Nicholas Mutton CC BY-SA 2.0
Padstow Beach
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoeburyness Beach
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Carew North Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North is the northern end of an e...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Ganavan Beach
Ruth Sharville 
Photo: Ruth Sharville  CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Mawes Beach
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