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Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Newborough Beach
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ronan's Bay The beach located beneath the village of Baille Mor, adjacent to the bustling ferry pier, features stunning rocky whi...
Dylan Moore
Photo: Dylan Moore CC BY-SA 2.0
Gwbert Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Gunwalloe Cove
Danny Robinson
Photo: Danny Robinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Portwrinkle is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately one kilometre wide, ...
Trevor Rickard 
Photo: Trevor Rickard  CC BY-SA 2.0
Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Christine Matthews 
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Plymouth Hoe East Beach
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
The Cwm Nestled within a secluded area lies The Cwm, a charming beach that boasts a unique and rustic touch with a disused li...
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Steve Sheppard
Photo: Steve Sheppard CC BY-SA 2.0
Nolton Haven Beach
Stacey Harris
Photo: Stacey Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Dungeness Beach
David Long
Photo: David Long CC BY-SA 2.0
Silecroft Silecroft bathing water is a remote, steeply sloping, pebbly beach levelling out to flat sand closer to the sea. At h...
Shaun Butler
Photo: Shaun Butler CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandy Haven Beach
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