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Lisa Jarvis
Photo: Lisa Jarvis CC BY-SA 2.0
St Abbs Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Crimdon Crimdon Beach is a gently sloping sandy remote beach. The designated area is approximately one kilometre long and it ...
Iain Macaulay
Photo: Iain Macaulay CC BY-SA 2.0
Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Chris Heaton
Photo: Chris Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0
Low Newton Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 k...
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Paul Glazzard
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Barmston Beach Barmston Beach is 900 meters north east of Barmston in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Alan Hughes
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Fall Bay
Eric Jones
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Traeth Bach Beach
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Branksome Chine Poole Branksome Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach ...
Lis Burke
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Leven East 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...
Martin Speck
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Solent Breezes Beach
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Beach
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Steve Sheppard
Photo: Steve Sheppard CC BY-SA 2.0
Nolton Haven Beach
Nigel Callaghan
Photo: Nigel Callaghan CC BY-SA 2.0
Morfa Bychan Holiday Park Beach
Ross
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Brown\'s Bay Brown\'s Bay beach is a beach in County Antrim.
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