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Roger Cornfoot
Photo: Roger Cornfoot CC BY-SA 2.0
Anstey\'s Cove Anstey\'s Cove beach is 2 kilometers north east of Torquay in the county of Torbay.
Footprints
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Beachlands West The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Stray Redcar Stray is the southernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slo...
JThomas
Photo: JThomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandend Bay
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Player's Beach This beach boasts a wide stretch of sand during low tide but regrettably, it diminishes significantly during high tid...
Pauline Burden
Photo: Pauline Burden CC BY-SA 2.0
Brean Brean is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and mud beach resort, approximately 2.7 ...
georama
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Bonne Nuit Beach Bonne Nuit Beach lies 1 kilometers north east of St. John, Jersey.
Peter Church
Photo: Peter Church CC BY-SA 2.0
Robin Hood\'s Bay Robin Hood\'s Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 19 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
Peter Thornton
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Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Stuart Wilding
Photo: Stuart Wilding CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ninians Isle Beach
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Crinnis Beach
Paul Buckingham
Photo: Paul Buckingham CC BY-SA 2.0
Craster Beach Craster Beach is situated in the county of Northumberland, 100 meters north east of Craster.
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurlestone South Beach
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryde Central Beach
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanddulas Beach
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
Photo: Matt Buck from London United Kingdom CC BY-SA 2.0
Oddicombe Beach
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Mill Bay Mill Bay is on the West bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a privately owned rural sa...
Ron Speed
Photo: Ron Speed CC BY-SA 2.0
Scarborough Harbour Beach
Peter Smyly
Photo: Peter Smyly CC BY-SA 2.0
Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
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