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Colin Vosper
Photo: Colin Vosper CC BY-SA 2.0
Ladram Bay
Chris Gunns
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Cwm yr Eglwys Beach Cwm Yr Eglwys is a breathtaking coastal village that boasts a small, yet charming sandy beach complete with convenien...
Jonathan Wilkins
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Conwy Morfa Beach Conwy Morfa Beach is located in Conwy 1 kilometers west of Conwy Marina Village.
Gerald England
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Fidden Beach This magnificent beach boasts vast stretches of glistening white sand, punctuated by magnificent pink granite outcrop...
Mel Stevens
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Eastney The bathing water is situated in the southeast corner of Portsea Island which is part of the city of Portsmouth. The ...
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Steve Daniels
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Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
Trish Steel
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Great Yarmouth North Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth North beach is wide and san...
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
Philip Halling 
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Wembury Wembury is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed...
Roger Smith
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Seaham Hall Beach Seaham Hall Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in len...
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendower Beach
Robin Webster
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Worthing The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area with the town centre c...
Shirley Grant
Photo: Shirley Grant CC BY-SA 2.0
Traigh Bhan Na Sgurra or Scoor The Gaelic name "Rocky White Beach" perfectly describes the picturesque Scoor beach located on the southern coast of ...
Paul Gillett
Photo: Paul Gillett CC BY-SA 2.0
Southwick The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Shoreham Harbour. The beach is on a thin...
John Allan
Photo: John Allan CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
Jonathan Wilkins 
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins  CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Dinllaen Beach Porth Dinllaen Beach is situated about 600 meters west of Nefyn.
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