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Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Penzance Wherry Town Beach
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Saltburn Beach
Kabelleger  David Gubler
Photo: Kabelleger David Gubler CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakespeare Beach
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...
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Holy Island Beach
David Anstiss 
Photo: David Anstiss  CC BY-SA 2.0
Broomhill Sands Broomhill Sands beach is located 5 kilometers south west of Lydd in the county of Kent.
Val Vannet
Photo: Val Vannet CC BY-SA 2.0
Broughty Ferry Beach Broughty Ferry Beach is in Dundee City, 1 kilometers east of Broughty Ferry.
Richard Humphrey 
Photo: Richard Humphrey  CC BY-SA 2.0
Scratby Beach
Rob Young from United Kingdom
Photo: Rob Young from United Kingdom CC BY 2.0
Oxwich Bay
Steve Daniels 
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Sconce Point Located adjacent to Fort Victoria Country Park, there is a small, pebbly beach that may not be among our top preferen...
Gordon Griffiths
Photo: Gordon Griffiths CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaham Central Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Abrahams Hole Beach Abrahams Hole Beach is approximately 1000 meters south of East Portlemouth.
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Trecastle Beach Porth Trecastle Beach is situated 3 kilometers west of Aberffraw in Isle of Anglesey.
Chris J Dixon
Photo: Chris J Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthminster Porthminster is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, with a...
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands is a sandy resort beach with a promenade between the Royal Harbour and marina at the south and the whi...
Andy Peacock
Photo: Andy Peacock CC BY-SA 2.0
Hunstanton South Beach
Chmee
Photo: Chmee CC BY-SA 3.0
Brighton Central Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Dymchurch Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach is in Dorset, 7 kilometers east of Christchurch.
Perry Dark
Photo: Perry Dark CC BY-SA 2.0
St Bees Beach
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