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John Bayes
Photo: John Bayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Selsey East Beach
Pam Brophy
Photo: Pam Brophy CC BY-SA 2.0
Tintagel Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
Derek Harper 
Photo: Derek Harper  CC BY-SA 2.0
Wringcliff Beach
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
Chris Collard
Photo: Chris Collard CC BY-SA 2.0
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 ...
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Penzance Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Bouley Bay Bouley Bay beach is 1 kilometers north east of Trinity in the county of Jersey.
Anne Burgess 
Photo: Anne Burgess  CC BY-SA 2.0
Traeth Lligwy Beach
colin grice
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Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Broadstairs Stone Bay Broadstairs Stone Bay beach is approximately 900 meters north of Broadstairs.
Maigheachgheal 
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Blue Anchor Beach Blue Anchor Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Blue Anchor.
Peter Smyly
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Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) The Men's Pond is a former reservoir situated on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach, but there is...
Rose and Trev Clough 
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough  CC BY-SA 2.0
Helwell Bay
Danrok
Photo: Danrok CC BY-SA 3.0
Green Island Beach
Johnny Durnan
Photo: Johnny Durnan CC BY-SA 2.0
Largs Pencil Beach
Mat Fascione 
Photo: Mat Fascione  CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanddona Beach
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Sunderland Roker Beach
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Swanage South Beach
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