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Mel Stevens
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Eastney The bathing water is situated in the southeast corner of Portsea Island which is part of the city of Portsmouth. The ...
Brian Henley
Photo: Brian Henley CC BY-SA 2.0
Saunton Sands
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Michael Graham 
Photo: Michael Graham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Heysham Half Moon Bay Heysham Half Moon Bay beach is located 1 kilometers south west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Tony Atkin
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Porthmeor Cove Porthmeor Cove beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Zennor.
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
Arriva
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Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Hollicombe Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Durdle Door East Durdle Door East is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
John Watson
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Tynemouth King Edwards Bay King Edwards Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach enclosed by cliffs. Access is via stairs or a very long...
DS Pugh
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Seaton Carew North Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North is the northern end of an e...
David Hawgood
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Treyarnon Bay
Iain Lees
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Dunbar Belhaven Beach
Darren Rosson
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Freathy Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Stray Redcar Stray is the southernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slo...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Mevagissey Beach
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
Photo: Matt Buck from London United Kingdom CC BY-SA 2.0
Oddicombe Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
Photo: Gwen and James Anderson CC BY-SA 2.0
Westhaven Beach
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Minster Leas Beach
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