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Colin Park
Photo: Colin Park CC BY-SA 2.0
Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
Nigel Cox
Photo: Nigel Cox CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Palm Bay
Alex McGregor 
Photo: Alex McGregor  CC BY-SA 2.0
Workington Beach
OLU
Photo: OLU CC BY-SA 2.0
Southwick Beach
Andy Campbell 
Photo: Andy Campbell  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brodick Bay Brodick Bay beach is located 1 kilometers north west of Brodick in the county of North Ayrshire.
Rob Purvis 
Photo: Rob Purvis  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandy Bay
Ross Armstrong
Photo: Ross Armstrong CC BY-SA 3.0
Rozel Beach Rozel Beach lies 3 kilometers north east of Trinity, Jersey.
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Broadstairs, Stone Bay Stone Bay in Broadstairs is a 600 metre sandy bay above a wave-cut rock platform, backed by a promenade and white cha...
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Pentraeth Beach
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Mill Bay Mill Bay is on the West bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a privately owned rural sa...
Peter S 
Photo: Peter S  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
Greg Stringham
Photo: Greg Stringham CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverboyndie Beach
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Laxey Beach
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
Jayne Toyne
Photo: Jayne Toyne CC BY-SA 2.0
Cilborth Beach Llangrannog Beach / Cilborth Beach is in Ceredigion 400 meters west of Llangrannog.
Rob Farrow
Photo: Rob Farrow CC BY-SA 2.0
Kingsand Kingsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 200 metres wide, clo...
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