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Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kilve Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
Photo: Tom Jolliffe  CC BY-SA 2.0
Meadfoot Beach
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Gelliswick Bay
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Shell Bay North Beach
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Peter S 
Photo: Peter S  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
New Quay Harbour Beach
Rob Whitehead
Photo: Rob Whitehead CC BY-SA 2.0
Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach ...
Donald Brydon
Photo: Donald Brydon CC BY-SA 2.0
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Bournemouth Fishermans Walk forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy ...
Dave Bevis
Photo: Dave Bevis CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Coatham Beach Redcar Coatham Beach is located 900 meters west of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Richard Webb 
Photo: Richard Webb  CC BY-SA 2.0
Spittal Quay Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Stanley Howe
Photo: Stanley Howe CC BY-SA 2.0
Crimdon Beach
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
Alan Heardman
Photo: Alan Heardman CC BY-SA 2.0
Wolla Bank Beach
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthcawl Rest Bay Porthcawl Rest Bay beach lies 3 kilometers south of Kenfig, Bridgend.
Jim Bain
Photo: Jim Bain CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Andrews West Sands
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