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Great beaches in UK

Forester
Photo: Forester CC BY-SA 3.0
Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
brian clark
Photo: brian clark CC BY-SA 2.0
Denemouth South Beach
Martyn Gorman
Photo: Martyn Gorman CC BY-SA 2.0
Newburgh Beach
pam fray
Photo: pam fray CC BY-SA 2.0
Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Richard Humphrey 
Photo: Richard Humphrey  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort. The Old Hunstanton beach is at the north end just outside of ...
Danrok
Photo: Danrok CC BY-SA 3.0
Green Island Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Maigheachgheal 
Photo: Maigheachgheal  CC BY-SA 2.0
Blue Anchor Beach Blue Anchor Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Blue Anchor.
William Bartlett
Photo: William Bartlett CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregardock Beach
Johnny Durnan
Photo: Johnny Durnan CC BY-SA 2.0
Largs Pencil Beach
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Yellowcraig Beach
Henry Spooner
Photo: Henry Spooner CC BY-SA 2.0
Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
Chris Allen 
Photo: Chris Allen  CC BY-SA 2.0
Teignmouth Back Beach
Chris J Dixon
Photo: Chris J Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Polkerris Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Godrevy Towans Godrevy Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach, approximately 600 metres wide. Backed ...
Ian Medcalf
Photo: Ian Medcalf CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanon Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Langland Bay
Mel Stevens
Photo: Mel Stevens CC BY-SA 2.0
Eastney The bathing water is situated in the southeast corner of Portsea Island which is part of the city of Portsmouth. The ...
John Bayes
Photo: John Bayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Selsey The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Pagham Harbour and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. The bathing w...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Beach
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