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Val Vannet
Photo: Val Vannet CC BY-SA 2.0
Broughty Ferry Beach Broughty Ferry Beach is in Dundee City, 1 kilometers east of Broughty Ferry.
Graham Horn 
Photo: Graham Horn  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bossington Beach
Derek Harper 
Photo: Derek Harper  CC BY-SA 2.0
Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
Keith Edkins
Photo: Keith Edkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Linda Bailey
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Whitesands Beach The beach boasts various amenities that make it an ideal destination for families and couples alike. It has received ...
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach is located in Dorset 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks.
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Druridge Bay North Duridge Bay North Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
Andrew Hackney 
Photo: Andrew Hackney  CC BY-SA 2.0
Loch Linnhe Beach
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodrington Beach
Keith Salvesen
Photo: Keith Salvesen CC BY-SA 2.0
Findhorn Beach
Andrew Hill
Photo: Andrew Hill CC BY-SA 2.0
Haverigg Haverigg is a gently sloping gravel and sandy beach for which levels out to flat sand. At low tide the water retreats...
Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Scourie Beach
Raymond Knapman
Photo: Raymond Knapman CC BY-SA 2.0
Lumb Hole Falls
Rossographer 
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Portstewart Strand Beach Portstewart Strand Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of Portstewart in County Londonderry.
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Whiting Bay
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