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Roger Cornfoot
Photo: Roger Cornfoot CC BY-SA 2.0
Teignmouth Town Beach
John Bayes
Photo: John Bayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Selsey East Beach
Danny Robinson
Photo: Danny Robinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Chris Andrews 
Photo: Chris Andrews  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lamorna Cove
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Phillip Perry
Photo: Phillip Perry CC BY-SA 2.0
Leysdown Beach
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Stephen McCulloch
Photo: Stephen McCulloch CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Granville Beach Redcar Granville Beach lies in Redcar and Cleveland, 1 kilometers east of Redcar.
Rob Farrow
Photo: Rob Farrow CC BY-SA 2.0
Kingsand Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Helen Wilkinson
Photo: Helen Wilkinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Tunstall Beach
Christine Matthews 
Photo: Christine Matthews  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaview Beach The beach boasts a sizeable stretch of sand, ideal for outdoor activities when the tide is low. The water is relative...
Roger A Smith
Photo: Roger A Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Mortehoe Rockham Bay
Des Colhoun
Photo: Des Colhoun CC BY-SA 2.0
Banff Bridge Beach Banff Bridge Beach is located in Aberdeenshire 500 meters east of Banff.
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Roker - Sunderland Roker Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach approximately 1.5 kilometres in length which lies immediately nort...
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