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Johnny Durnan
Photo: Johnny Durnan CC BY-SA 2.0
Largs Pencil Beach
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Minnis Bay, Birchington The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the village of Birchington. It is a gently shelving...
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bembridge Bembridge Beach is situated on the east tip of the Isle of Wight beside the Lifeboat Pier. The sandy beach faces east...
Lis Burke
Photo: Lis Burke CC BY-SA 2.0
Lunan Bay
Andrew Woodhall
Photo: Andrew Woodhall CC BY-SA 2.0
Silecroft Beach
OLU
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Llanina Beach
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurlestone South Beach
Dmitrij M
Photo: Dmitrij M CC BY 3.0
Ingoldmells South Ingoldmells South Beach is a busy resort town on a fairly developed stretch of coastline. The sandy beach is backed b...
Peter Jordan
Photo: Peter Jordan CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Evelyn Simak
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West Mersea West Mersea is a small Island connected to the mainland by a causeway, it is situated between the estuaries of the Co...
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
Jim Champion
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Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach is situated 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset.
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberystwyth Tanybwlch Beach Aberystwyth Tanybwlch Beach is 1 kilometers south of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Portmahomack Beach Portmahomack Beach is 300 meters south of Portmahomack in the county of Highland.
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Soar Mill Cove
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Formby Victoria Road Beach
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