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Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Great Yarmouth Power Station Beach
Linda Bailey
Photo: Linda Bailey CC BY-SA 2.0
Ogmore Central Beach
Robin Drayton
Photo: Robin Drayton CC BY-SA 2.0
Barafundle Beach This pristine beach has been recognized for its outstanding features, including its dog-friendly policy, appeal to co...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Kennack Sands
Simon Carey 
Photo: Simon Carey  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brighton Kemptown Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Br...
Rob Whitehead
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Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach ...
Shaun Ferguson
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Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
Tony Atkin
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Tregaseal Beach
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Dymchurch Beach
Alexey Komarov
Photo: Alexey Komarov CC BY 3.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Maigheachgheal 
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Penbryn Beach
Alison Rawson
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Seahouses North Seahouses North Beach is a long remote beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring nearly two kilomet...
Daniel Kraft
Photo: Daniel Kraft CC BY-SA 3.0
Shell Beach
Chris Collard
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a small sand and mud beach, approximately ...
Mike Williams
Photo: Mike Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Newgale Beach The beach boasts a Blue Flag certification, making it an ideal location for families and their beloved furry friends,...
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Neyland Slip Beach
Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK
Photo: Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Harbour Lake Poole Harbour Lake is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a quiet sand and mud beach, approximately 340 metre...
Richard Baker
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Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Westward Ho! Beach
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