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Ewan Stevenson
Photo: Ewan Stevenson CC BY-SA 2.0
Looe Hannafore Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Maidencombe Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
Ian Petticrew
Photo: Ian Petticrew CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackpool Central Blackpool is a resort town on Lancashire's north west coast. Blackpool Central bathing water is sandy and flat in pro...
Immanuel Giel
Photo: Immanuel Giel CC BY 3.0
Morecambe South The bathing water at Morecambe South is gently sloping and with small pebbles. There is a strip of beach exposed thro...
Roger Smith
Photo: Roger Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Sunderland Seaburn Beach
JThomas
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Sandend Bay
OLU
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Ynyslas Beach
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Archirondel Beach Archirondel Beach lies 2 kilometers east of St. Martin, Jersey.
Tim
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Gwithian Beach
Peter Jordan
Photo: Peter Jordan CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Christchurch Highcliffe Castle is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Roger Davies
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Moreton The beach is at the top of the Wirral peninsula facing north westerly into the Mersey Estuary and Liverpool Bay. It h...
John Firth
Photo: John Firth CC BY-SA 2.0
Criccieth West End Beach
Tim Elliott
Photo: Tim Elliott CC BY-SA 2.0
Southsea West Beach
Ann Cook 
Photo: Ann Cook  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portlogan Bay Portlogan Bay beach is situated in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, 400 meters north west of Port Logan.
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Gammons Head Beach
Nicholas Mutton
Photo: Nicholas Mutton CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberaeron North Beach Aberaeron North Beach lies in Ceredigion, 600 meters north of Aberaeron.
E Gammie
Photo: E Gammie CC BY-SA 2.0
New Quay North Beach
Des Colhoun
Photo: Des Colhoun CC BY-SA 2.0
Banff Bridge Beach Banff Bridge Beach is located in Aberdeenshire 500 meters east of Banff.
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Jersey Marine West Beach
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