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Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Ballygalley Beach Ballygalley Beach lies 100 meters north west of Ballygally, County Antrim.
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Geof Sheppard
Photo: Geof Sheppard CC BY-SA 4.0
Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Alan Reid 
Photo: Alan Reid  CC BY-SA 2.0
Uisken Beach "water bay" This lovely beach boasts soft, glistening white sand and a shallow shoreline dotted with picturesque rocky islands. L...
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Saint\'s Bay
Robin Lucas
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Gorran Haven Beach
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Graham Ellis
Photo: Graham Ellis CC BY-SA 2.0
Troon South Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Michael Jagger
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Margate The Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast adjacent to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving ...
Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Robin Drayton 
Photo: Robin Drayton  CC BY-SA 2.0
Traeth Llyfn Beach
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Paul Glazzard
Photo: Paul Glazzard CC BY-SA 2.0
Barmston Beach Barmston Beach is 900 meters north east of Barmston in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Rob Whitehead
Photo: Rob Whitehead CC BY-SA 2.0
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 ...
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
The Cwm Nestled within a secluded area lies The Cwm, a charming beach that boasts a unique and rustic touch with a disused li...
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