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Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach is situated 300 meters east of Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon.
Andy Brass
Photo: Andy Brass CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitby Beach
Graham Ellis
Photo: Graham Ellis CC BY-SA 2.0
Troon South Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Traeth Llydan Beach
Tiia Monto
Photo: Tiia Monto CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea County Hall Beach
OLU
Photo: OLU CC BY-SA 2.0
Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
Bob Parkes
Photo: Bob Parkes CC BY-SA 2.0
East Wittering Beach
Nick Smith 
Photo: Nick Smith  CC BY-SA 2.0
Southsea East Beach
Brian MacLennan
Photo: Brian MacLennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
Paul Hutchinson
Photo: Paul Hutchinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Elbury Cove
Andrew Abbott 
Photo: Andrew Abbott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Appletree Bay
Eryka Hurst
Photo: Eryka Hurst CC BY-SA 2.0
Hayle Towans The Hayle Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resor...
Mike Fuller
Photo: Mike Fuller CC BY-SA 2.0
Scarborough North Bay
Robert Lamb
Photo: Robert Lamb CC BY-SA 2.0
Westbrook Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Nigel Monckton
Photo: Nigel Monckton CC BY-SA 2.0
Allonby South Beach Allonby South Beach is in Cumbria 3 kilometers north of Birkby.
Colin Vosper
Photo: Colin Vosper CC BY-SA 2.0
Smugglers Cove
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Wherry Town Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Mawgan Porth Mawgan Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sandy beach, approximately 720 metres wide, backed by ...
Rob  Lowe
Photo: Rob Lowe CC BY-SA 2.0
Swanlake Bay
Tony Maguire
Photo: Tony Maguire CC BY-SA 2.0
Mill Bay
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