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Gillian Moy
Photo: Gillian Moy CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Beach Calshot Beach is 800 meters east of Calshot in the county of Hampshire.
Chris Downer
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Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Andrew Bone from Weymouth England
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth England CC BY 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Weymouth Lodmoor is on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by a promena...
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
William Bartlett
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Tregardock Beach
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
E Gammie
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Fairbourne Beach
P L Chadwick
Photo: P L Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Bognor Regis Pier Beach Bognor Regis Pier Beach lies 2 kilometers south west of Felpham, West Sussex.
Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
Richard Law
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WaterSwallows Quarry
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
Paul Gillett 
Photo: Paul Gillett  CC BY-SA 2.0
Shanklin North Beach A serene stretch of beach can be found between Sandown and Shanklin, perfect for those seeking a more tranquil enviro...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
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