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Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Gelliswick Bay
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Minnis Bay
Iain Lees 
Photo: Iain Lees  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandbanks Beach Dog Exercising Area - Poole Visitors to this splendid beach are pleased to find a dedicated dog-friendly section that remains open throughout the...
Chris Plunkett
Photo: Chris Plunkett CC BY-SA 2.0
Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
Lydstep Beach
Roger W Haworth
Photo: Roger W Haworth CC BY-SA 2.0
St Annes North The bathing water is extremely flat in profile and sandy with up to 300 metres of sand exposed at low tide. Sand dune...
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Eastbourne West Beach
Jaggery 
Photo: Jaggery  CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Beach dog exercising area This establishment is operational throughout the year.
Chris Allen 
Photo: Chris Allen  CC BY-SA 2.0
Teignmouth Back Beach
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Manor Steps Bournemouth Manor Steps forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beac...
Eugene Birchall
Photo: Eugene Birchall CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoreham Beach Shoreham (or Shoreham-by-Sea) is a small seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. Shoreham Beach is a shingle s...
DS Pugh
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Llandanwg Beach
Danny Robinson
Photo: Danny Robinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
Chris Talbot
Photo: Chris Talbot CC BY-SA 2.0
Brixham St Mary\'s Bay
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...
Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach is situated 300 meters east of Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon.
Ulrich Hartmann
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann CC BY-SA 2.0
Trebarwith Strand Trebarwith Strand is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote, sandy bay, approximately 800 metres wide,...
E Gammie 
Photo: E Gammie  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hythe Beach
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