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Lis Burke
Photo: Lis Burke CC BY-SA 2.0
Lunan Bay
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Maidencombe Beach
John Rostron 
Photo: John Rostron  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pentle Bay
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Greatstone Beach
Glyn Baker
Photo: Glyn Baker CC BY-SA 2.0
Jaywick Beach
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackwaterfoot Beach Blackwaterfoot Beach is in North Ayrshire, 100 meters south west of Blackwaterfoot.
Sally 
Photo: Sally  CC BY-SA 2.0
Alum Bay Take a leisurely chairlift ride down to the multi-colored sands of the beach. Enjoy a relaxing boat ride out to the n...
Arriva
Photo: Arriva CC BY-SA 3.0
Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Roy Parkhouse
Photo: Roy Parkhouse CC BY-SA 2.0
Widemouth Sand
David Lally 
Photo: David Lally  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
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...
Jeremy Bolwell 
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
Oliver Dixon
Photo: Oliver Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Dornoch Beach
Andrew Hill
Photo: Andrew Hill CC BY-SA 2.0
Haverigg Beach
Andy Waddington
Photo: Andy Waddington CC BY-SA 2.0
Parton Beach
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
South Shields Beach
Keith Ruffles
Photo: Keith Ruffles CC BY 3.0
Thurso Beach
Alan Swain
Photo: Alan Swain CC BY-SA 2.0
Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
Derek Harper 
Photo: Derek Harper  CC BY-SA 2.0
Wringcliff Beach
Bob Jones
Photo: Bob Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosehearty Beach Rosehearty Beach is located 200 meters north east of Rosehearty in the county of Aberdeenshire.
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