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Peter Facey
Photo: Peter Facey CC BY-SA 2.0
East Head Beach
Alexey Komarov
Photo: Alexey Komarov CC BY 3.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
mike hancock
Photo: mike hancock CC BY-SA 2.0
Shorthorn Beach
Trish Steel
Photo: Trish Steel CC BY-SA 2.0
Scarborough North Bay Scarborough North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 900 metres in length with a ge...
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryhope Beach
Nigel Mykura
Photo: Nigel Mykura CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Andrew Abbott 
Photo: Andrew Abbott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Rushy Bay
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Harlech Beach
Terry Johnson
Photo: Terry Johnson CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberystwyth North Beach Aberystwyth North Beach is located 600 meters north west of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
David Martin 
Photo: David Martin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthloo
Bill Boaden 
Photo: Bill Boaden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Judith Cutler
Photo: Judith Cutler CC BY-SA 2.0
Traigh Ghael Beach Traigh Ghael, also known as the Gaelic beach of the Highlander, is a serene and isolated beach located on the souther...
Roger Cornfoot 
Photo: Roger Cornfoot  CC BY-SA 2.0
St Audries Bay Waterfall
Paul Glazzard
Photo: Paul Glazzard CC BY-SA 2.0
Skipsea Beach
Tom Pennington
Photo: Tom Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Pentraeth Beach
Andy F
Photo: Andy F CC BY-SA 2.0
Longhoughton Steel Beach
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Tresta Sands
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