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Peter Facey
Photo: Peter Facey CC BY-SA 2.0
East Head Beach
Michael Graham
Photo: Michael Graham CC BY-SA 2.0
Heysham Sands Heysham Sands beach is located 600 meters west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
Ann Cook 
Photo: Ann Cook  CC BY-SA 2.0
Mossyard Beach
Edward Clack
Photo: Edward Clack CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Row 
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Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Robin Lucas
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Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Pease Bay
Gwen and James Anderson
Photo: Gwen and James Anderson CC BY-SA 2.0
Monifieth Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Chris Downer
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Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
Bob Shires
Photo: Bob Shires CC BY-SA 2.0
Moelfre Beach
Peter Shimmon
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Southsea East The bathing water is a popular resort beach near to Southsea shopping centre south of Portsmouth. The entire length o...
Tim
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Gwithian Beach
Richard Webb
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Billow Ness Beach Billow Ness Beach lies 700 meters south of Anstruther, Fife.
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Alex McGregor 
Photo: Alex McGregor  CC BY-SA 2.0
Middleton-on-sea The bathing water is on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the village of Middleton-on-Sea. The upper beach,...
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
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