In pictures: your best Instagram images of British beaches

We asked you for your photos, and here are the best, from Whitby to Wales

Sand dunes at Formby (emma_pom)

For our latest Instagram challenge (you can see the last one here), we asked our followers to post their best photos of the UK's beaches, using the hashtag #IndyBeach. Here is a selection of our favourites, taken around the country, from Scotland to Sussex.

Our next topic is height - whether it a mountain, a tall buildings, an aeriel view, or something else entirely. Just add the hastag #IndyTall to your Instagram posts and we'll pick the best for next month's online gallery.

For #IndyBeach, we start with a shot from Whitby, North Yorkshire...

 

Seagull patiently waiting #Whitby harbour.#scenesofyorkshire#IndyBeach

A photo posted by Hazel Broadhead (@hazel_broadhead) on Feb 26, 2015 at 8:57am PST

Next, to the lighthouse, on the Wirral

 

The best place on a warm sunny day is always the beach #weekend #sunnyday #seaside #beach #beachday #lighthouse #water #sand #sea #dayout #localtravel #newbrighton #travel #wanderlust #fernweh #instatravel #latergram #outdoors #indybeach

A photo posted by Emma Pomford (@emma_pom) on Sep 26, 2015 at 9:23am PDT

Family fun on the Cornish coast

 

#beach #portreath #cornwall #surf #indybeach

A photo posted by Aparna Bevan (@aparnabevan) on Apr 7, 2015 at 10:53am PDT

Up to a Hebridean favourite

 

Claigan Coral Beach is a wee gem of a beach and one of the most popular attractions on Skye. It's actually from sun bleached fossilised algae and not coral #IsleofSkye #ScottishHighlands #Scotland #ClaiganCoralBeach #Dunvegan #hiking #landscape #beach #wanderlust #instanature #LoveScotland #Skye #travelgram #theoutbound #IndyBeach

A photo posted by D a n i e l (@danbanners) on Feb 1, 2016 at 2:54am PST

On the rocks in Aberdeenshire

 

Sandend Beach #Aberdeenshire #Scotland #Ocean #Beach #Sandend #Beach #IndyBeach

A photo posted by Rachel (@rachelmig22) on Jun 6, 2016 at 2:51am PDT

A retro-style shot of Brighton's sea front

 

#Brighton #Front #beachlife #promenade #blackandwhite #couple #indybeach #sussex

A photo posted by Emma Cripps (@bikerchisp) on Jul 2, 2015 at 5:53pm PDT

Back to Merseyside, and Formby's sandy beach

 

Hello bank holiday #goodfriday #bankholiday #beachday #formby #formbybeach #merseyside #seaside #irishsea #sea #water #beach #sand #dayout #bluesky #localtravel #wanderlust #instatravel #latergram #travel #indybeach

A photo posted by Emma Pomford (@emma_pom) on Mar 25, 2016 at 6:54am PDT

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