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Great beaches in UK

Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
North Gare Sands
Maigheachgheal 
Photo: Maigheachgheal  CC BY-SA 2.0
Blue Anchor Beach Blue Anchor Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Blue Anchor.
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendine Sands
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Alan Heardman
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Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a popular resort with a gently sloping sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and gardens, an...
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Stuart Wilding
Photo: Stuart Wilding CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ninians Isle Beach
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses North Beach
Nigel Cox
Photo: Nigel Cox CC BY-SA 2.0
Frinton Frinton is a quiet family resort. The beach is gently shelving and sandy. The beach is backed by the promenade and sl...
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...
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
Peter Wannop 
Photo: Peter Wannop  CC BY-SA 2.0
Selwicks Bay
Andrew Longton
Photo: Andrew Longton CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Yellowcraig Beach
Maurice D Budden
Photo: Maurice D Budden CC BY-SA 2.0
Par Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Ballygalley Beach Ballygalley Beach lies 100 meters north west of Ballygally, County Antrim.
colin grice
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Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
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...
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