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Willie Duffin 
Photo: Willie Duffin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush East Strand Beach Portrush East Strand Beach is 500 meters east of Portrush in the county of County Antrim.
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
Derek Harper 
Photo: Derek Harper  CC BY-SA 2.0
Wringcliff Beach
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
robert wade
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Morecambe North Morecambe North bathing water is at the northern end of the town's promenade which has heavy sea defences for most of...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
Clem Rutter Rochester Kent
Photo: Clem Rutter Rochester Kent CC BY 3.0
St Margaret`s Bay St. Margaret's Bay bathing water is a remote beach situated near Dover at the eastern foothills of the North Downs. I...
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Marsden Beach
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
Derek Harper
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Maidencombe Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Colin Bell
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West Angle Beach The beach has received the prestigious Green Coast Award and is ideal for families, couples and dog owners. It is a p...
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Littlehampton Sea Road Beach
Sarah Smith
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Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
John Davies
Photo: John Davies CC BY-SA 2.0
Holland Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Spittal Beach
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