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William Pugh
Photo: William Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Tywyn Beach
Trevor Rickard 
Photo: Trevor Rickard  CC BY-SA 2.0
Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Maigheachgheal 
Photo: Maigheachgheal  CC BY-SA 2.0
Doniford Beach
Rob Farrow
Photo: Rob Farrow CC BY-SA 2.0
Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Bill Boaden 
Photo: Bill Boaden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Aber Forrest
Gordon Griffiths
Photo: Gordon Griffiths CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaham Central Beach
Michael HillKing
Photo: Michael HillKing CC BY-SA 2.0
Samson
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Charlestown Beach Charlestown Beach is approximately 300 meters east of Charlestown.
Mark Gadsby
Photo: Mark Gadsby CC BY-SA 2.0
Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Holyhead Beach
Julieanne Savage
Photo: Julieanne Savage CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Three Shells Beach
Peter Moore 
Photo: Peter Moore  CC BY-SA 2.0
Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Kenneth  Allen 
Photo: Kenneth Allen  CC BY-SA 2.0
Carnlough Beach Carnlough Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 500 meters south of Carnlough.
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Nigel Brown
Photo: Nigel Brown CC BY-SA 2.0
Gairloch Big Sand
Garry Bye
Photo: Garry Bye CC BY-SA 3.0
Nanjizal Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Walney Sandy Gap
Michael Beckwith
Photo: Michael Beckwith CC BY 2.0
Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
Paul Hutchinson
Photo: Paul Hutchinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Elbury Cove
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Trecastle Beach Porth Trecastle Beach is situated 3 kilometers west of Aberffraw in Isle of Anglesey.
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