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Great beaches in UK

Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Kevin Gordon
Photo: Kevin Gordon CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaford Bay Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Ross
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Ballyhalbert Beach Ballyhalbert Beach is 300 meters north west of Ballyhalbert in the county of County Down.
Ross Armstrong
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Rozel Beach Rozel Beach lies 3 kilometers north east of Trinity, Jersey.
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Fleetwood Beach
Bob Jenkins
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Blackpool South Beach Blackpool South Beach is situated in the county of Blackpool, 3 kilometers south of Blackpool.
Paul Glazzard
Photo: Paul Glazzard CC BY-SA 2.0
Skipsea Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Magilligan Benone Strand Beach
David Long
Photo: David Long CC BY-SA 2.0
Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Jeremy Bolwell 
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell  CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberarth Beach Aberarth Beach is in Ceredigion, 300 meters west of Aberarth.
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandgate West Beach
Robin Stott 
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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...
Alex McGregor 
Photo: Alex McGregor  CC BY-SA 2.0
Cresswell Beach Cresswell Beach lies 400 meters north west of Cresswell, Northumberland.
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
Derek Harper
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Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Andrew Longton
Photo: Andrew Longton CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Ian S 
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Fort Victoria Woodland Beach There is a picturesque beach, whose name is not yet known, concealed within the woods. By strolling along a path, you...
Arriva
Photo: Arriva CC BY-SA 3.0
Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
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