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Great beaches in UK

Gerald England
Photo: Gerald England CC BY-SA 2.0
Paignton Sands
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryhope East Beach
Anthony Foster
Photo: Anthony Foster CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Sluice Beach
pam fray 
Photo: pam fray  CC BY-SA 2.0
Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Helen Wilkinson
Photo: Helen Wilkinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Newbiggin South Newbiggin South Beach is a gently sloping resort beach at the southern end of Newbiggin Bay. It is approx 750 metres ...
michael ely 
Photo: michael ely  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lepe Beach
Philip Pankhurst
Photo: Philip Pankhurst CC BY-SA 2.0
Runswick Bay Runswick Bay Beach is a rural beach situated on the north Yorkshire coast. It lies within a sheltered sandy bay. The...
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Beachlands West Beach Beachlands West Beach is 6 kilometers south of Havant in the county of Hampshire.
Peter Eckersley
Photo: Peter Eckersley CC BY-SA 2.0
Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
Clem Rutter Rochester Kent
Photo: Clem Rutter Rochester Kent CC BY 3.0
St Margaret`s Bay St. Margaret's Bay bathing water is a remote beach situated near Dover at the eastern foothills of the North Downs. I...
ally McGurk
Photo: ally McGurk CC BY-SA 2.0
Bardsea Beach Bardsea Beach lies 600 meters south east of Bardsea, Cumbria.
Mat Fascione 
Photo: Mat Fascione  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinmel Bay
Colin Vosper
Photo: Colin Vosper CC BY-SA 2.0
Smugglers Cove
Alan Heardman
Photo: Alan Heardman CC BY-SA 2.0
Wolla Bank Beach
Chmee
Photo: Chmee CC BY-SA 3.0
Brighton Central Beach
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
Photo: Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK CC BY-SA 2.0
Snettisham Beach
Sebastian Ballard
Photo: Sebastian Ballard CC BY-SA 2.0
Littlestone Beach
Graham Hogg 
Photo: Graham Hogg  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Ian Capper
Photo: Ian Capper CC BY-SA 2.0
Hemsby Hemsby is a popular resort with a wide sandy beach and is backed by dunes. Hemsby Beach is approximately 10 kilometer...
Rabbi WP Thinrod
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod CC BY-SA 2.0
Berrow South Beach Berrow South Beach is 1 kilometers south of Berrow in the county of Somerset.
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