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Ron Speed
Photo: Ron Speed CC BY-SA 2.0
Scarborough Harbour Beach
Diliff
Photo: Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0
Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Jonathan Wilkins 
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins  CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Dinllaen Beach Porth Dinllaen Beach is situated about 600 meters west of Nefyn.
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Ganavan Beach
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach is located in Dorset 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks.
Euan Nelson 
Photo: Euan Nelson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Traigh-an-t-Suidhe, north west beach Named after the prominent rock formation at its center, the Beach of the Seat boasts a lengthy expanse of pristine wh...
Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
Graham Horn
Photo: Graham Horn CC BY-SA 2.0
Bembridge Beach
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Jersey Marine East Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Yarmouth South Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth south beach is wide, sandy ...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Beacon Cove Beacon Cove is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a small pebbled cove, approximately 500 metres wide, nea...
JThomas
Photo: JThomas CC BY-SA 2.0
Nairn Central Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Hollicombe Hollicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach with rock pools, approximately 400 metres wide, backed...
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Carew Centre Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew Centre Beach is part of an extens...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Lifeboat Station Beach Redcar Lifeboat Station Beach is situated 500 meters north east of Redcar in Redcar and Cleveland.
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Godrevy Beach
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
Mike Smith
Photo: Mike Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
Photo: Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands CC BY 2.0
Broadhaven Beach The beach has been bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal destination for families and their furry fri...
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