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Trevor Rickard 
Photo: Trevor Rickard  CC BY-SA 2.0
Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
David Maclennan
Photo: David Maclennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Shandwick Bay
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Lee-on-Solent Beach
Dr Neil Clifton 
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton  CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthallow Beach Porthallow Beach is 2 kilometers north west of Porthoustock in the county of Cornwall.
Mark A Coleman
Photo: Mark A Coleman CC BY 3.0
Portwrinkle Beach Portwrinkle Beach is approximately 800 meters south west of Crafthole.
Andrew Bone from Weymouth England
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth England CC BY 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Weymouth Lodmoor is on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by a promena...
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kessingland Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Bovisand Beach Bovisand Beach is located in Devon 1 kilometers west of Down Thomas.
Jeremy Bolwell 
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
John Webber
Photo: John Webber CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryde West Beach
Andrea Hope
Photo: Andrea Hope CC BY-SA 2.0
Low Newton Beach
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Milford-on-sea Milford-on-sea is a resort beach on the Hampshire coast with views of the Isle of Wight and the Needles. The beach is...
Ron Strutt
Photo: Ron Strutt CC BY-SA 2.0
St Mary's Bay (Kent) St. Mary's Bay is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay st...
Ian Medcalf
Photo: Ian Medcalf CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanon Beach
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Eastney Beach
Forester
Photo: Forester CC BY-SA 3.0
Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Michael Jagger
Photo: Michael Jagger CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate The Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast adjacent to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving ...
Kevin Gordon
Photo: Kevin Gordon CC BY-SA 2.0
Littlehampton Promenade Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendower Beach
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Saltburn Beach
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