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Phil Williams
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Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Beach
Mat Fascione 
Photo: Mat Fascione  CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanddona Beach
David Martin 
Photo: David Martin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
Pam Goodey
Photo: Pam Goodey CC BY-SA 2.0
East Quantoxhead Beach
Eileen Littler 
Photo: Eileen Littler  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pick Mere
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Scourie Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope Beach
John Davies
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Holland Beach
Ross
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Ballyhalbert Beach Ballyhalbert Beach is 300 meters north west of Ballyhalbert in the county of County Down.
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton (Devon) Seaton is a resort town in Lyme Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach approximately one kilometre wi...
Ian Rushin
Photo: Ian Rushin CC BY-SA 2.0
Pevensey Bay Pevensey Bay is a resort beach on the Sussex coast between Eastbourne and Hastings. The small town of Pevensey backs ...
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Basher Eyre 
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Freshwater Bay On one side of this coastal area, there is a stony beach while the other side boasts a sandier patch that emerges dur...
Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Stanley Howe
Photo: Stanley Howe CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverbervie Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Strathlene Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Bill Boaden 
Photo: Bill Boaden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
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