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Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Gunwalloe Cove
Chris J Dixon
Photo: Chris J Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
St Anthony Head Beach
Graham Horn 
Photo: Graham Horn  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bossington Beach
Andy Stephenson
Photo: Andy Stephenson CC BY-SA 2.0
White Strand Beach
Andy Brass
Photo: Andy Brass CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitby Beach
tormentor
Photo: tormentor CC BY-SA 3.0
Longniddry Beach
John Holmes
Photo: John Holmes CC BY-SA 2.0
Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Jonathan Wilkins
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Conwy Morfa Beach Conwy Morfa Beach is located in Conwy 1 kilometers west of Conwy Marina Village.
Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
Roger May
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Barrow-in-Furness Beach Barrow-in-Furness Beach is located in Cumbria 2 kilometers north west of Barrow-in-Furness.
Ian Medcalf
Photo: Ian Medcalf CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanon Beach
Simon Leatherdale
Photo: Simon Leatherdale CC BY-SA 2.0
Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
Martin Bodman
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Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
Euan Nelson
Photo: Euan Nelson CC BY-SA 2.0
Leven West Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Newburgh Beach
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Branksome Chine Poole Branksome Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach ...
Roger Cornfoot 
Photo: Roger Cornfoot  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hope Cove
Duncan MacDonald
Photo: Duncan MacDonald CC BY-SA 2.0
Golspie South Beach
Nick Smith
Photo: Nick Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
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