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Richard Humphrey 
Photo: Richard Humphrey  CC BY-SA 2.0
Scratby Beach
Stuart Wilding
Photo: Stuart Wilding CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ninians Isle Beach
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...
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
Photo: Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands CC BY 2.0
Knab Rock Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Stacey Harris
Photo: Stacey Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Dungeness Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Pelham Beach is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly sh...
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
georama
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La Haule Beach
Russel Wills 
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St. Cyrus Beach
Duncan MacDonald
Photo: Duncan MacDonald CC BY-SA 2.0
Golspie South Beach
Mark Gadsby
Photo: Mark Gadsby CC BY-SA 2.0
Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Bob Parkes
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East Wittering Beach
PAUL FARMER
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Salcombe North Sands Salcombe North Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
JThomas
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Bridlington South Cliff Beach
Philip Halling 
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Sugary Cove
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Gwen and James Anderson
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Slapton Sands Monument Slapton Sands Monument is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backe...
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Newton Bay Porthcawl Newton Bay beach is 700 meters south east of Newton in the county of Bridgend.
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