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tormentor
Photo: tormentor CC BY-SA 3.0
Longniddry Beach
Ian Knox
Photo: Ian Knox CC BY-SA 2.0
Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
Mark Gadsby
Photo: Mark Gadsby CC BY-SA 2.0
Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses North Beach
Sue Adair
Photo: Sue Adair CC BY-SA 2.0
West Kirby Beach
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Jersey Marine East Beach
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Gammons Head Beach
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Wherry Town Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle Beach Castle Beach is in Cornwall, 1 kilometers east of Falmouth.
Roger Smith
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Seaburn - Sunderland Seaburn Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach measuring approximately 1.5 kilometres in length to the north of...
Brian Green
Photo: Brian Green CC BY-SA 2.0
Brightlingsea Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Wembury Wembury is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed...
Dave Croker
Photo: Dave Croker CC BY-SA 2.0
Llwyngwril Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Marske Sands
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Walney Biggar Bank Walney Biggar Bank bathing water is the most southerly of the three beaches on Walney Island. The beach is made up of...
Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Church Cove Church Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sand and pebble beach, approximately 140 metres wide, ba...
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hele Bay
Bob Jones
Photo: Bob Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
Kevin Gordon
Photo: Kevin Gordon CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaford Bay Beach
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