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Keith Ruffles
Photo: Keith Ruffles CC BY 3.0
Thurso Beach
Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Sedgwell Cove
Nilfanion
Photo: Nilfanion CC BY-SA 4.0
Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
OLU
Photo: OLU CC BY-SA 2.0
Yarmouth Beach
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Sunderland Hendon South Beach
John H Darch 
Photo: John H Darch  CC BY-SA 2.0
Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
Andy Radcliffe
Photo: Andy Radcliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Jurby Beach
Linda Bailey
Photo: Linda Bailey CC BY-SA 2.0
Ogmore Central Beach
Steve Houldsworth 
Photo: Steve Houldsworth  CC BY-SA 2.0
Rockcliffe Beach Rockcliffe Beach is 100 meters south of Rockcliffe in the county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Seton Beach Port Seton Beach is situated about 500 meters north east of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Les Hull 
Photo: Les Hull  CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunure Beach
Russell Lett
Photo: Russell Lett CC BY-SA 2.0
Muchalls Beach
Tim Elliott
Photo: Tim Elliott CC BY-SA 2.0
Southsea West Beach
Anthony Parkes 
Photo: Anthony Parkes  CC BY-SA 2.0
Salcombe North Sands
Graham Horn
Photo: Graham Horn CC BY-SA 2.0
Stokes Bay
Rose and Trev Clough 
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough  CC BY-SA 2.0
Watchet Beach
Peter Jordan
Photo: Peter Jordan CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Stephen McKay 
Photo: Stephen McKay  CC BY-SA 2.0
Stonehaven Central Beach
Roger Cornfoot
Photo: Roger Cornfoot CC BY-SA 2.0
Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove is at the mouth of the River Dart on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and shin...
John Salmon
Photo: John Salmon CC BY-SA 2.0
Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
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