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Jim Bain
Photo: Jim Bain CC BY-SA 2.0
Elie Harbour Beach
Tim Elliott
Photo: Tim Elliott CC BY-SA 2.0
Southsea West Beach
PAUL FARMER
Photo: PAUL FARMER CC BY-SA 2.0
Deal Castle Beach
Pam Goodey 
Photo: Pam Goodey  CC BY-SA 2.0
Waterwynch Bay
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Les Hull
Photo: Les Hull CC BY-SA 2.0
Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
James Denham 
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Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Des Colhoun
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Banff Bridge Beach Banff Bridge Beach is located in Aberdeenshire 500 meters east of Banff.
Bob Linsdell
Photo: Bob Linsdell CC BY 3.0
Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
Alan Bowring
Photo: Alan Bowring CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Marys Well Bay
Paul Gillett 
Photo: Paul Gillett  CC BY-SA 2.0
Shanklin North Beach A serene stretch of beach can be found between Sandown and Shanklin, perfect for those seeking a more tranquil enviro...
C P Smith 
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Henleaze Lake Henleaze Lake is situated in the Bristol suburb of Henleaze, 3 miles from the city centre. This former quarry is appr...
Ian Capper
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Coverack Coverack is located on the Lizard Peninsula on south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural shingle beach approximately 790...
Oliver Dixon 
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Beadnell Beadnell Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring three kilometres in length with...
Keith Burns
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Peffersands
Diane Sambrook
Photo: Diane Sambrook CC BY-SA 2.0
Mouthwell Sands
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.
Dr Neil Clifton 
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Porthallow Beach Porthallow Beach is 2 kilometers north west of Porthoustock in the county of Cornwall.
Anthony Parkes 
Photo: Anthony Parkes  CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
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