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Diliff
Photo: Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0
Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Andy Brass
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Whitby Beach
Tony Atkin
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Tolcarne Tolcarne Beach, known locally as Talkarn Hole in the Rock, is located in Cornwall, England. Daily lifeguard coverage ...
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Tony Atkin 
Photo: Tony Atkin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Northcott Mouth Beach
Robin Webster
Photo: Robin Webster CC BY-SA 2.0
Lancing Green Beach
Stephen McCulloch
Photo: Stephen McCulloch CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Granville Redcar Granville is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-sloping sand...
Raymond Knapman
Photo: Raymond Knapman CC BY-SA 2.0
Lumb Hole Falls
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
Russell Lett
Photo: Russell Lett CC BY-SA 2.0
Muchalls Beach
R J McNaughton
Photo: R J McNaughton CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Andrew Hackney 
Photo: Andrew Hackney  CC BY-SA 2.0
Loch Linnhe Beach
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Robin Webster
Photo: Robin Webster CC BY-SA 2.0
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...
Alan Harris
Photo: Alan Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Kidwelly Beach
Clive Nicholson 
Photo: Clive Nicholson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brighouse Bay
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Florian Pépellin
Photo: Florian Pépellin CC BY-SA 4.0
Greve de Lecq Beach
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
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