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Mark Pilbeam
Photo: Mark Pilbeam CC BY-SA 2.0
Watershoot Bay The secluded rocky beach can be found by traversing a complex network of footpaths from Old Blackgang Road Car Park, ...
eswales 
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Aberavon Beach
Andy Campbell 
Photo: Andy Campbell  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brodick Bay Brodick Bay beach is located 1 kilometers north west of Brodick in the county of North Ayrshire.
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
John Lucas 
Photo: John Lucas  CC BY-SA 2.0
St Just Beach
Alexey Komarov
Photo: Alexey Komarov CC BY 3.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Graham Horn
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Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The bathing water is pred...
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Burghead Beach Burghead Beach is 800 meters south of Burghead in the county of Moray.
Richard Webb 
Photo: Richard Webb  CC BY-SA 2.0
Spittal Quay Beach
Robin Drayton
Photo: Robin Drayton CC BY-SA 2.0
Barafundle Beach This pristine beach has been recognized for its outstanding features, including its dog-friendly policy, appeal to co...
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Alum Chine Bournemouth Alum Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
David Martin 
Photo: David Martin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthloo
Dr Astrid Stilma
Photo: Dr Astrid Stilma CC BY-SA 4.0
Camber Camber Sands is situated at the mouth of the river Rother in Rye Bay, East Sussex. The bathing water is a wide expans...
Robert Lamb
Photo: Robert Lamb CC BY-SA 2.0
Westbrook Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Cushendun Beach
Alan Fryer
Photo: Alan Fryer CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanbedrog Beach
David Gearing 
Photo: David Gearing  CC BY-SA 2.0
Staithes Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Great Yarmouth Power Station Beach
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