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Nigel Brown
Photo: Nigel Brown CC BY-SA 2.0
Twyni Bach Beach
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Saint\'s Bay
David Martin 
Photo: David Martin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
Rwendland
Photo: Rwendland CC BY-SA 3.0
Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
Mr Eugene Birchall 
Photo: Mr Eugene Birchall  CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands beach lies in Dorset, 2 kilometers west of Turlin Moor.
Sandy B 
Photo: Sandy B  CC BY-SA 2.0
Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoreham Beach
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney CC BY-SA 2.0
Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Ness Cove Ness Cove is on the south coast of Devon, just south of the mouth of the Teign Estuary. It is a remote, secluded sand...
Rabbi WP Thinrod
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod CC BY-SA 2.0
Berrow South Beach Berrow South Beach is 1 kilometers south of Berrow in the county of Somerset.
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Llandanwg Beach
Dannie Calder
Photo: Dannie Calder CC BY-SA 2.0
Barassie Beach Barassie Beach is situated in the county of South Ayrshire, 1 kilometers north of Troon.
ceridwen
Photo: ceridwen CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodwick Harbour South Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
Photo: Gwen and James Anderson CC BY-SA 2.0
Westhaven Beach
John Winterbottom
Photo: John Winterbottom CC BY-SA 2.0
Abereiddy Beach This beach is the proud recipient of the Green Coast Award for its sustainable practices. It is perfect for families ...
Bob Ford
Photo: Bob Ford CC BY-SA 2.0
Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Gammons Head Beach
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Eileen Littler 
Photo: Eileen Littler  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pick Mere
James T M Towill 
Photo: James T M Towill  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandhead Beach
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