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Stanley Howe
Photo: Stanley Howe CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverbervie Beach
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
JOHN SIMPSON
Photo: JOHN SIMPSON CC BY 3.0
Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Anne Burgess 
Photo: Anne Burgess  CC BY-SA 2.0
St Davids Beach
Simon Carey
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St Leonards St. Leonards is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wi...
Nigel Chadwick
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Herne Bay Central The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The shingle beach is gent...
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Herne Bay Central Beach Herne Bay Central Beach is approximately 800 meters west of Herne Bay.
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Martyn Gorman
Photo: Martyn Gorman CC BY-SA 2.0
Newburgh Beach
Graham Ellis
Photo: Graham Ellis CC BY-SA 2.0
Troon South Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Derek Harper
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Hollicombe Hollicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach with rock pools, approximately 400 metres wide, backed...
Christine Johnstone
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Crosby Mariners Road Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
flipflopnick
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Windermere, Fellfoot Windermere Fellfoot bathing water is located at the southern end of the lake. There is a National Trust park leading ...
Joe Pritchard
Photo: Joe Pritchard CC BY-SA 2.0
Carbis Bay Carbis Bay beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately one kil...
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Featherbed Rocks Beach
David Lally
Photo: David Lally CC BY-SA 2.0
The Bar
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