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Peter Fuller
Photo: Peter Fuller CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunoon West Bay
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hartlepool North Sands
tormentor
Photo: tormentor CC BY-SA 3.0
Longniddry Beach
Andrew Abbott 
Photo: Andrew Abbott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bergecooth
Ian Paterson 
Photo: Ian Paterson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Splash Point
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
Photo: Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom CC0
Gaddings Dam
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Hallsands
Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Chapel Porth Chapel Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately three kilometres from St Agnes. At high tide the beach ...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Shaldon Beach
William Pugh
Photo: William Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Tywyn Beach
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Brighton Central Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Central beach is we...
Clem Rutter Rochester Kent
Photo: Clem Rutter Rochester Kent CC BY 3.0
St Margaret`s Bay St. Margaret's Bay bathing water is a remote beach situated near Dover at the eastern foothills of the North Downs. I...
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Prestatyn Central Beach Prestatyn Central Beach is 1 kilometers north west of Prestatyn in the county of Denbighshire.
John Fielding
Photo: John Fielding CC BY-SA 2.0
Llansantffraid Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Sunderland Hendon South Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Peter Strugnell
Photo: Peter Strugnell CC BY-SA 2.0
St Margaret`s Bay
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