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Thomas Nugent
Photo: Thomas Nugent CC BY-SA 2.0
Gourock West Bay
Peter Church
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Withernsea Beach
Jaggery 
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Weymouth Beach dog exercising area This establishment is operational throughout the year.
Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Bob Jones
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Rinsey Head Beach Rinsey Head Beach is situated about 3 kilometers south west of Breage.
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Kingston Beach
Ulrich Hartmann
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann CC BY-SA 2.0
Trevone Bay
Rossographer 
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Portstewart Strand Beach Portstewart Strand Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of Portstewart in County Londonderry.
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Andy Beecroft
Photo: Andy Beecroft CC BY-SA 2.0
Danes Dyke Beach
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Ian Cunliffe
Photo: Ian Cunliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Portloe Beach Portloe Beach is situated 1 kilometers south east of Veryan in Cornwall.
Peter Church
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Reighton Reighton Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is one kilom...
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
Diliff
Photo: Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0
Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
chris lovelock
Photo: chris lovelock CC BY 2.0
Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
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