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Simon Huguet
Photo: Simon Huguet CC BY-SA 2.0
Southport Beach
Tony Hodge
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Cold Knap Beach Cold Knap Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south west of Barry.
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Nigel Mykura
Photo: Nigel Mykura CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Charles Leventon
Photo: Charles Leventon CC BY-SA 2.0
Pembrey Beach
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
West Bay, Westgate The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the town of Westgate-on-Sea. It is a gently shelvin...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Stray Beach Redcar Stray Beach is 2 kilometers east of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
Photo: Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK CC BY-SA 2.0
Snettisham Beach
Lisa Jarvis
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St Abbs Beach
Mick Heraty
Photo: Mick Heraty CC BY-SA 2.0
Patch Beach
RichTea
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Praa Sands East Beach Praa Sands East Beach lies 3 kilometers south west of Breage, Cornwall.
Russell Lett
Photo: Russell Lett CC BY-SA 2.0
Muchalls Beach
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
Peter Thornton
Photo: Peter Thornton CC BY-SA 2.0
Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Ross
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Ballywalter Beach Ballywalter Beach is situated about 600 meters south east of Ballywalter.
georama
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Beauport Beach Beauport Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of St. Brelade in Jersey.
Alison Rawson
Photo: Alison Rawson CC BY-SA 2.0
Littlestone Littlestone-on-Sea is a resort beach in the middle of a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe ...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Maidencombe Beach
Ian Greig 
Photo: Ian Greig  CC BY-SA 2.0
Crosby Beach
Bob Linsdell
Photo: Bob Linsdell CC BY 3.0
Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
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