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Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryde Central Beach
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
David Smith 
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Priory Bay On a sunny day, the beach resembles an exotic island that is not easily accessible. One can either hike through the w...
Steve Daniels
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Pagham The bathing water is situated on the south coast just north of Pagham Harbour in West Sussex. The bathing water faces...
Geof Sheppard
Photo: Geof Sheppard CC BY-SA 4.0
Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
nick macneill
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Newhaven West Quay Beach
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
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...
Julieanne Savage
Photo: Julieanne Savage CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Three Shells Beach
John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Milford-on-sea Beach
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Chris Shaw
Photo: Chris Shaw CC BY-SA 2.0
Deganwy North Beach
Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK
Photo: Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Harbour Lake Poole Harbour Lake is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a quiet sand and mud beach, approximately 340 metre...
Stacey Harris
Photo: Stacey Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Dungeness Beach
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.
Philip Halling
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Bude Crooklets Beach Bude Crooklets Beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters north west of Bude.
Ken Craig
Photo: Ken Craig CC BY-SA 2.0
West Sandwick Beach
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