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Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Southerndown Beach Dunraven Bay
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Carew Centre Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew Centre Beach is part of an extens...
Ian Balcombe
Photo: Ian Balcombe CC BY-SA 2.0
Keiss Beach
michael ely 
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Lepe Beach
Sarah Smith 
Photo: Sarah Smith  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Andrew Smith
Photo: Andrew Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Richard Humphrey 
Photo: Richard Humphrey  CC BY-SA 2.0
Scratby Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Trecastle Beach Porth Trecastle Beach is situated 3 kilometers west of Aberffraw in Isle of Anglesey.
Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Sebastian Ballard
Photo: Sebastian Ballard CC BY-SA 2.0
Littlestone Beach
Kenneth Allen
Photo: Kenneth Allen CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush White Rocks Beach Portrush White Rocks Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north east of Portrush.
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Steve Daniels 
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Prestatyn Central Beach Prestatyn Central Beach is 1 kilometers north west of Prestatyn in the county of Denbighshire.
Willie Duffin 
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Portrush East Strand Beach Portrush East Strand Beach is 500 meters east of Portrush in the county of County Antrim.
David Hawgood
Photo: David Hawgood CC BY-SA 2.0
Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
James Denham 
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Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Penrhyn Bay
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
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