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Donald MacDonald
Photo: Donald MacDonald CC BY-SA 2.0
Balfours Bay, Traigh Ghael Traigh Ghael is a charming stretch of sand that sits nestled amid the striking pink granite rocks of Ross of Mull on ...
Ross
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Brown\'s Bay Brown\'s Bay beach is a beach in County Antrim.
Tom Pennington
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Manorbier Beach Manorbier Beach has been honored with the Green Coast Award for its pristine, eco-conscious environment. It is a fami...
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
DS Pugh
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Harlech Beach
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Paul Gillett
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Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
Keith Ruffles
Photo: Keith Ruffles CC BY 3.0
Thurso Beach
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Mike Smith
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Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
Christine Matthews
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Cromer Cromer is a popular resort on the North Norfolk coast. The beach has a promenade behind and the town on low cliffs ab...
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Beach Porthcurnick Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Gerrans.
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Christine Matthews 
Photo: Christine Matthews  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaview Beach The beach boasts a sizeable stretch of sand, ideal for outdoor activities when the tide is low. The water is relative...
Mark A Coleman
Photo: Mark A Coleman CC BY 3.0
Portwrinkle Beach Portwrinkle Beach is approximately 800 meters south west of Crafthole.
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
Phil Catterall
Photo: Phil Catterall CC BY-SA 2.0
Castletown Beach Castletown Beach is 1 kilometers north east of Castletown in the county of Rushen.
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