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Mary and Angus Hogg 
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lossiemouth Silversands
Nick Smith
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Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Chmee
Photo: Chmee CC BY-SA 3.0
Brighton Central Beach
Philip Halling
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Westward Ho! Beach
Martin Thomas
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Slapton Sands Torcross Slapton Sands Torcross is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide...
Barry Shimmon
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Blackgang Beach Nestled between Blackgang and Rocken End, there lies a stunning shingle beach that many locals refer to as both Black...
Crispin Purdye
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Row Cove Row Cove beach is about 2 kilometers south east of Newton and Noss.
Eric Jones
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Church Bay Church Bay beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 2 kilometers south west of Cylch-y-Garn.
wfmillar
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Turnberry Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
Andy Radcliffe
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Kirk Michael Beach
Chris J Dixon
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St Anthony Head Beach
Trish Steel
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Christchurch Avon Beach Christchurch Avon Beach is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide from ...
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Derek Harper
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Watcombe Watcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
Photo: Gwen and James Anderson CC BY-SA 2.0
Slapton Sands Monument Slapton Sands Monument is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backe...
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
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