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Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Minster Leas Minster Leas bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The long sand and shingle beach is g...
John Smitten
Photo: John Smitten CC BY-SA 2.0
Broadstairs, Viking Bay Viking Bay in Broadstairs is a 300 metre sandy horse-shoe shaped bay, with cliff-top promenade, harbour pier and boar...
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...
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Roger  Kidd 
Photo: Roger Kidd  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sango Sands
Darren Rosson
Photo: Darren Rosson CC BY-SA 2.0
Booby's Bay Booby's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately 1 kilometre south of Trevose Head. It is a rural beach t...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Wembury Beach
Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Maurice D Budden
Photo: Maurice D Budden CC BY-SA 2.0
Par Beach
JThomas
Photo: JThomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Bridlington South Cliff Beach
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Alison Rawson
Photo: Alison Rawson CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses North Seahouses North Beach is a long remote beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring nearly two kilomet...
Rwendland
Photo: Rwendland CC BY-SA 3.0
Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
Anthony Parkes 
Photo: Anthony Parkes  CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Chris Gunns 
Photo: Chris Gunns  CC BY-SA 2.0
Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Ramsgate Western Undercliffe is a sandy beach between a number of groynes over about 300m. To the west of Ramsgate Ha...
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Charlestown Beach Charlestown Beach is approximately 300 meters east of Charlestown.
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Brighton Kemptown Beach
Ruth Sharville 
Photo: Ruth Sharville  CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Mawes Beach
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