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Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Penzance Promenade Beach
Andy Waddington
Photo: Andy Waddington CC BY-SA 2.0
Parton Beach
Rob Farrow
Photo: Rob Farrow CC BY-SA 2.0
Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
David Long
Photo: David Long CC BY-SA 2.0
Eastbourne Eastbourne beach is a resort beach situated between the chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and Eastbourne Pier. The beach is...
Sue Adair
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Leasowe Bay
Les Hull 
Photo: Les Hull  CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunure Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach is 2 kilometers east of Rose Green in the county of West Sussex.
Tony Atkin 
Photo: Tony Atkin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Welcombe Mouth Beach
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...
Andy Stephenson
Photo: Andy Stephenson CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandgate Town Centre Beach
Alan Heardman
Photo: Alan Heardman CC BY-SA 2.0
Wolla Bank Beach
Peter Thornton
Photo: Peter Thornton CC BY-SA 2.0
Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach is located in Dorset 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks.
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Burntisland Beach Burntisland Beach is 800 meters north east of Burntisland in the county of Fife.
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Pentewan Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Trearddur Bay
Diane Sambrook
Photo: Diane Sambrook CC BY-SA 2.0
Mouthwell Sands
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Yellowcraig Beach
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