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Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoeburyness Beach
John Firth
Photo: John Firth CC BY-SA 2.0
Criccieth West End Beach
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
Judith Cutler
Photo: Judith Cutler CC BY-SA 2.0
Traigh Ghael Beach Traigh Ghael, also known as the Gaelic beach of the Highlander, is a serene and isolated beach located on the souther...
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Normans Bay
Jeff Tomlinson
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
Rob Whitehead
Photo: Rob Whitehead CC BY-SA 2.0
Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach ...
Footprints
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Beachlands West The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
Pauline Burden
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Brean Brean is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and mud beach resort, approximately 2.7 ...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Isaac Beach Port Isaac Beach is about 200 meters south west of Port Isaac.
Robin Webster
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Worthing The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area with the town centre c...
Michael Beckwith
Photo: Michael Beckwith CC BY 2.0
Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
Philip Halling 
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Cogden Beach Throughout the year, canines are welcome at our establishment without any restrictions.
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
New Quay Harbour Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
North Gare Sands
Scott Rimmer
Photo: Scott Rimmer CC BY-SA 2.0
Runswick Bay Runswick Bay beach is situated about 36 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
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