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Ray Beer
Photo: Ray Beer CC BY-SA 2.0
Church Ope Cove Church Ope Cove is on the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered pebble beach, approximately 700 met...
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney CC BY-SA 2.0
Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
Sue Adair
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Glenarm Beach
Michael Walsh
Photo: Michael Walsh CC BY 3.0
Melvich Bay
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
Sue Adair
Photo: Sue Adair CC BY-SA 2.0
West Kirby Beach
Ian Knox
Photo: Ian Knox CC BY-SA 2.0
Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
Kate Jewell
Photo: Kate Jewell CC BY-SA 2.0
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Chris Downer 
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Saundersfoot Glen Beach
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Scratchell's Bay There is a secluded beach located near the Needles that is only accessible by boat or expert knowledge of the area. T...
Bill Boaden 
Photo: Bill Boaden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Sarah Smith 
Photo: Sarah Smith  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hive Beach - Burton Bradstock Visitors are welcome to bring their dogs to the front of the cliffs throughout the entire year. However, it is import...
Mike Williams
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Newgale Beach The beach boasts a Blue Flag certification, making it an ideal location for families and their beloved furry friends,...
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton (Devon) Seaton is a resort town in Lyme Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach approximately one kilometre wi...
Andy Beecroft
Photo: Andy Beecroft CC BY-SA 2.0
Filey Filey Beach is an extensive sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is 850 metre...
Gordon Griffiths
Photo: Gordon Griffiths CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaham Central Beach
Bob Jenkins
Photo: Bob Jenkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Pilling Sands
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Clive Nicholson 
Photo: Clive Nicholson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brighouse Bay
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