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Kate Jewell
Photo: Kate Jewell CC BY-SA 2.0
Bigbury-on-Sea South Bigbury-on-Sea South is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Diliff
Photo: Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0
Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Cuckmere Haven Beach Cuckmere Haven is a picturesque beach located in Seaford BN25 4AR, offering a picturesque destination for tourists an...
Gordon Griffiths 
Photo: Gordon Griffiths  CC BY-SA 2.0
Dymchurch Dymchurch is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches fr...
Gwen and James Anderson
Photo: Gwen and James Anderson CC BY-SA 2.0
Westhaven Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hele Bay
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Cawsand Beach Cawsand Beach is approximately 200 meters south east of Cawsand.
Simon Huguet
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Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
Stanley Howe
Photo: Stanley Howe CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverbervie Beach
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Trish Steel
Photo: Trish Steel CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Yarmouth North Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth North beach is wide and san...
John Rostron
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Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
Julian P Guffogg
Photo: Julian P Guffogg CC BY-SA 2.0
Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Kenneth  Allen 
Photo: Kenneth Allen  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
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