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Colin Park
Photo: Colin Park CC BY-SA 2.0
Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Kenneth  Allen 
Photo: Kenneth Allen  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
John Morris
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Porthselau Beach Porthselau Beach is located in Pembrokeshire 4 kilometers south west of St. David's and the Cathedral Close.
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
michael ely 
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Lepe Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Seton Beach Port Seton Beach is situated about 500 meters north east of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Derek Harper
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Torre Abbey Beach
Footprints
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Beachlands West The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Christina Burford
Photo: Christina Burford CC BY-SA 2.0
Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Rossographer 
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Portstewart Strand Beach Portstewart Strand Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of Portstewart in County Londonderry.
Mark Gadsby
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Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Lewis Clarke 
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Scratchell's Bay There is a secluded beach located near the Needles that is only accessible by boat or expert knowledge of the area. T...
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Manor Steps Bournemouth Manor Steps forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beac...
JThomas
Photo: JThomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Wilsthorpe Wilsthorpe Beach is an extensive rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 1.8 kilometres in length wi...
Matt Rosser
Photo: Matt Rosser CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanstephan Beach
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberystwyth North Beach Aberystwyth North Beach is located 600 meters north west of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Garry Bye
Photo: Garry Bye CC BY-SA 3.0
Nanjizal Beach
Fossick OU
Photo: Fossick OU CC BY-SA 3.0
Peter\'s Point
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