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Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Jangye Ryne Beach
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Wonwell Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
gary radford
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Sutton-on-Sea Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
Row
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Kennack Sands Kennack Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by s...
Brenda Kock 
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Felpham The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Felpham. The bathing water i...
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendower Carne Beach
Paul Buckingham
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Craster Beach Craster Beach is situated in the county of Northumberland, 100 meters north east of Craster.
Ross
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Groomsport Beach
Chris Gunns
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Port Erin Beach Port Erin Beach is located 300 meters west of Port Erin in the county of Rushen.
Philip Halling 
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Godrevy Towans Godrevy Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach, approximately 600 metres wide. Backed ...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
The Serpentine - Hyde Park The bathing area, known as the Lido, is a rectangular area about 100 metres long and 30 metres wide on the southern b...
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Holyhead Beach
Phillip Perry
Photo: Phillip Perry CC BY-SA 2.0
Leysdown Beach
albharms
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Jersey Victoria Pool Beach
Kabelleger  David Gubler
Photo: Kabelleger David Gubler CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakespeare Beach
nick macneill
Photo: nick macneill CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Brian MacLennan
Photo: Brian MacLennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
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