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Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Cullen Bay
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Beesands Beesands beach lies in Devon, 100 meters north east of Beesands.
Nigel Brown
Photo: Nigel Brown CC BY-SA 2.0
Gairloch Big Sand
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandymere Beach
Dorcas Sinclair
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandside Bay
Tony Atkin 
Photo: Tony Atkin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Welcombe Mouth Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Pease Bay
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
David Radcliffe
Photo: David Radcliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Ness Beach
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Tresta Sands
Peter Church 
Photo: Peter Church  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandilands
David Medcalf
Photo: David Medcalf CC BY-SA 2.0
Monreith Beach
Mick Lobb
Photo: Mick Lobb CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
Jim Smillie
Photo: Jim Smillie CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
Graham Horn
Photo: Graham Horn CC BY-SA 2.0
Stokes Bay
Dmitrij M
Photo: Dmitrij M CC BY 3.0
Ingoldmells South Ingoldmells South Beach is a busy resort town on a fairly developed stretch of coastline. The sandy beach is backed b...
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