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Graham Taylor
Photo: Graham Taylor CC BY-SA 2.0
Mount Bay One can embark on a picturesque and adventurous stroll along a precarious clifftop path, ultimately leading to a chal...
Mary and Angus Hogg 
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lossiemouth Silversands
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
Eryka Hurst
Photo: Eryka Hurst CC BY-SA 2.0
Hayle Towans The Hayle Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resor...
James Denham 
Photo: James Denham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
Kevin Gordon
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Seaford Bay Beach
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
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...
Graham Hogg 
Photo: Graham Hogg  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Ron Shirt
Photo: Ron Shirt CC BY-SA 2.0
Newbiggin Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Cresswell Beach Cresswell Beach lies 400 meters north west of Cresswell, Northumberland.
Derek Harper 
Photo: Derek Harper  CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregantle Cliffs Beach
Chris Downer
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Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
David Long
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Eastbourne Eastbourne beach is a resort beach situated between the chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and Eastbourne Pier. The beach is...
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Watcombe Watcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
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