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Korentin
Photo: Korentin CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
georama
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Bonne Nuit Beach Bonne Nuit Beach lies 1 kilometers north east of St. John, Jersey.
John Fielding
Photo: John Fielding CC BY-SA 2.0
Llansantffraid Beach
Nigel Chadwick
Photo: Nigel Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0
Minnis Bay
Dave Pyper
Photo: Dave Pyper CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
Chris Carlson
Photo: Chris Carlson CC BY-SA 2.0
Warkworth Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Newhaven Central Beach
Christina Burford
Photo: Christina Burford CC BY-SA 2.0
Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Lis Burke
Photo: Lis Burke CC BY-SA 2.0
Leven East Beach
Maurice D Budden
Photo: Maurice D Budden CC BY-SA 2.0
Par Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Crimdon Crimdon Beach is a gently sloping sandy remote beach. The designated area is approximately one kilometre long and it ...
Row
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Kennack Sands Kennack Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by s...
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Crispin Purdye
Photo: Crispin Purdye CC BY-SA 2.0
Row Cove Row Cove beach is about 2 kilometers south east of Newton and Noss.
Charles Leventon
Photo: Charles Leventon CC BY-SA 2.0
Pembrey Beach
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Whitecliff Bay At the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, Whitecliffe Bay is famous for the well-exposed sedimentary rock sequence whi...
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Prestwick Beach Prestwick Beach lies 700 meters west of Prestwick, South Ayrshire.
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Dmitrij M
Photo: Dmitrij M CC BY 3.0
Ingoldmells South Ingoldmells South Beach is a busy resort town on a fairly developed stretch of coastline. The sandy beach is backed b...
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