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Nigel Homer
Photo: Nigel Homer CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthcawl Trecco Bay Porthcawl Trecco Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 2 kilometers east of Porthcawl.
Richard Webb 
Photo: Richard Webb  CC BY-SA 2.0
Coldingham Beach Coldingham Beach is located in Scottish Borders 700 meters south of St. Abbs.
Graham Horn
Photo: Graham Horn CC BY-SA 2.0
Ladram Bay Ladram Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a small beach resort, approximately 145 metres wide, backed by cliff...
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth Hengitsbury West forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shing...
Richard Croft
Photo: Richard Croft CC BY-SA 2.0
Clovelly Beach Clovelly Beach is located in Devon 800 meters north of Clovelly.
Thomas Nugent
Photo: Thomas Nugent CC BY-SA 2.0
Largs Central Beach
Clive Perrin
Photo: Clive Perrin CC BY-SA 2.0
Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach, approximately...
Robin Stott 
Photo: Robin Stott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Shaldon Shaldon is at the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 1.3 kilo...
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Stanley Howe
Photo: Stanley Howe CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverbervie Beach
OLU
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Southwick Beach
E Gammie
Photo: E Gammie CC BY-SA 2.0
New Quay North Beach
Gerald England
Photo: Gerald England CC BY-SA 2.0
St Annes South Beach
Crispin Purdye
Photo: Crispin Purdye CC BY-SA 2.0
Row Cove Row Cove beach is about 2 kilometers south east of Newton and Noss.
Anthony Parkes 
Photo: Anthony Parkes  CC BY-SA 2.0
Salcombe North Sands
R J McNaughton
Photo: R J McNaughton CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Perry Dark
Photo: Perry Dark CC BY-SA 2.0
St Bees Beach
Jonathan Wilkins 
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins  CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Dinllaen Beach Porth Dinllaen Beach is situated about 600 meters west of Nefyn.
James Denham 
Photo: James Denham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Eyemouth Beach
Edward Clack
Photo: Edward Clack CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Westcliff Bay
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