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Edward Clack
Photo: Edward Clack CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Westcliff Bay
Anthony Parkes 
Photo: Anthony Parkes  CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Anne Burgess
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Portmahomack Beach Portmahomack Beach is 300 meters south of Portmahomack in the county of Highland.
Gary Rogers
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Ainsdale Beach Ainsdale Beach is about 13 kilometers north west of Sefton.
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton (Devon) Seaton is a resort town in Lyme Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach approximately one kilometre wi...
Trevor Harris
Photo: Trevor Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Chesil Beach Chesil Beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Portland. Dogs allowed on the seaward side from September to April.
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Shell Bay North Beach
Arriva
Photo: Arriva CC BY-SA 3.0
Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses South Beach
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
John Morris
Photo: John Morris CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthselau Beach Porthselau Beach is located in Pembrokeshire 4 kilometers south west of St. David's and the Cathedral Close.
Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
Michael HillKing
Photo: Michael HillKing CC BY-SA 2.0
Samson
Keith Edkins
Photo: Keith Edkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
Chris Whippet 
Photo: Chris Whippet  CC BY-SA 2.0
Folkestone Beach
Andrea Hope
Photo: Andrea Hope CC BY-SA 2.0
Low Newton Beach
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