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Crispin Purdye
Photo: Crispin Purdye CC BY-SA 2.0
Row Cove Row Cove beach is about 2 kilometers south east of Newton and Noss.
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
Malcolm Etherington
Photo: Malcolm Etherington CC BY-SA 2.0
Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Danrok
Photo: Danrok CC BY-SA 3.0
Green Island Beach
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Cuckmere Haven Beach Cuckmere Haven is a picturesque beach located in Seaford BN25 4AR, offering a picturesque destination for tourists an...
Sue Adair
Photo: Sue Adair CC BY-SA 2.0
Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
Chris Heaton
Photo: Chris Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0
Low Newton Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 k...
Ross
Photo: Ross CC BY-SA 2.0
Ballywalter Beach Ballywalter Beach is situated about 600 meters south east of Ballywalter.
Gary Rogers
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Ainsdale Beach Ainsdale Beach is about 13 kilometers north west of Sefton.
John Lucas 
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St Just Beach
Tim
Photo: Tim CC BY-SA 2.0
Gwithian Beach
Jon Carslake
Photo: Jon Carslake CC BY 3.0
Booby\'s Beach Booby\'s Beach is 1 kilometers west of Constantine Bay in the county of Cornwall.
Jim Smillie
Photo: Jim Smillie CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
mvghuber
Photo: mvghuber CC BY 3.0
Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Russell Lett
Photo: Russell Lett CC BY-SA 2.0
Muchalls Beach
Brian Green
Photo: Brian Green CC BY-SA 2.0
Brightlingsea Beach
R lee
Photo: R lee CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackpool Central Beach Blackpool Central Beach is in Blackpool, 1 kilometers south of Blackpool.
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