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Diane Sambrook
Photo: Diane Sambrook CC BY-SA 2.0
Mouthwell Sands
Martyn Gorman
Photo: Martyn Gorman CC BY-SA 2.0
Newburgh Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
The Sands of Breckon Beach
Bill Webb
Photo: Bill Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunster North West Beach
John Fielding
Photo: John Fielding CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanrhystud Beach
John Lucas 
Photo: John Lucas  CC BY-SA 2.0
St Just Beach
Eryka Hurst
Photo: Eryka Hurst CC BY-SA 2.0
Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Andy Radcliffe
Photo: Andy Radcliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Jurby Beach
Phil Catterall
Photo: Phil Catterall CC BY-SA 2.0
Skinningrove Beach
Robert Guthrie
Photo: Robert Guthrie CC BY-SA 2.0
White Strand of the Monks Located on the eastern side of Iona, to the north of the Iona Abbey, lies a pristine white sandy beach that offers br...
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
Photo: Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands CC BY 2.0
Little Haven Beach This beach is an ideal destination for families and those traveling with furry friends, as it is dog-friendly. Situat...
mike hancock
Photo: mike hancock CC BY-SA 2.0
Shorthorn Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Ness Beach
Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Waterfoot Beach
Michael Graham 
Photo: Michael Graham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Heysham Half Moon Bay Heysham Half Moon Bay beach is located 1 kilometers south west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
Bob Jones
Photo: Bob Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
West Mersea Beach
Helen Wilkinson
Photo: Helen Wilkinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Tunstall Tunstall is currently closed, there is no safe access to bathers due to coastal erosion. Tunstall Beach is a long rur...
Gerald England
Photo: Gerald England CC BY-SA 2.0
St Annes South Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Ayr Beach Ayr Beach is located in South Ayrshire 800 meters south west of Ayr.
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Looe Plaidy Beach
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