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Nick Earl
Photo: Nick Earl CC BY-SA 2.0
Limeslade Bay
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Bognor Regis (Aldwick) The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Bognor Regis. The beac...
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 ...
Philip Halling
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Botany Bay, Broadstairs Botany Bay, between Margate and Broadstairs in Kent has over a kilometre of sandy beach above an extensive wave-cut r...
Helen Wilkinson
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Newbiggin South Newbiggin South Beach is a gently sloping resort beach at the southern end of Newbiggin Bay. It is approx 750 metres ...
Derek Harper
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Babbacombe Beach Babbacombe Beach is in Torbay, 2 kilometers north of Torquay.
Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Roger  Kidd 
Photo: Roger Kidd  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sango Sands
Andrew Whale
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Seaton Beach
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Stephen McCulloch
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Redcar Granville Redcar Granville is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-sloping sand...
Walter Baxter 
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Cocklawburn Beach Cocklawburn Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Ancroft in Northumberland.
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
Rob Noble
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Harbour beach
Alan Heardman
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Wolla Bank Beach
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
DS Pugh
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Seaton Carew North Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North is the northern end of an e...
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
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