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Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Durdle Door East Durdle Door East is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Chorlton Water Park
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Nigel Monckton
Photo: Nigel Monckton CC BY-SA 2.0
Allonby Allonby is a large sandy beach rising to a shingle slope. There is a flat grassy area behind the beach which joins th...
tormentor
Photo: tormentor CC BY-SA 3.0
Longniddry Beach
Diane Sambrook
Photo: Diane Sambrook CC BY-SA 2.0
Mouthwell Sands
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
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.
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
Photo: Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands CC BY 2.0
Broadhaven Beach The beach has been bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal destination for families and their furry fri...
Paul Gillett
Photo: Paul Gillett CC BY-SA 2.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
michael ely 
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Lepe Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Strathlene Beach
JOHN SIMPSON
Photo: JOHN SIMPSON CC BY 3.0
Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Andrew Wood
Photo: Andrew Wood CC BY-SA 2.0
Golspie North Beach
Perry Dark
Photo: Perry Dark CC BY-SA 2.0
St Bees Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
pam fray 
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Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands beach is in Kent, 3 kilometers south of Broadstairs.
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodrington Beach
Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyrella Beach
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