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Danny Robinson
Photo: Danny Robinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Sheerness Beach
Arriva
Photo: Arriva CC BY-SA 3.0
Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Y...
Nigel Chadwick
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Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Mother Ivey\'s Bay
Caroline Tandy
Photo: Caroline Tandy CC BY-SA 2.0
Duporth Beach
Stephen McKay
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Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Chris Whippet 
Photo: Chris Whippet  CC BY-SA 2.0
Folkestone Beach
Sarah Smith 
Photo: Sarah Smith  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hive Beach - Burton Bradstock Visitors are welcome to bring their dogs to the front of the cliffs throughout the entire year. However, it is import...
Tony Atkin
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Porthmeor Cove Porthmeor Cove beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Zennor.
Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Colin Park
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Rhos-y-Llan Beach Rhos-y-Llan Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north west of Tudweiliog.
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine West Beach
Ian Capper
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Hemsby Hemsby is a popular resort with a wide sandy beach and is backed by dunes. Hemsby Beach is approximately 10 kilometer...
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Traeth Llydan Beach
John McLeish
Photo: John McLeish CC BY-SA 2.0
Millport Bay
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