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Ruth Sharville 
Photo: Ruth Sharville  CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Mawes Beach
Evelyn Simak
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West Mersea West Mersea is a small Island connected to the mainland by a causeway, it is situated between the estuaries of the Co...
David Dixon 
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Castle Beach Castle Beach is in Cornwall, 1 kilometers east of Falmouth.
Bob Jones 
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Hartland Quay Hartland Quay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a rock and pebble beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backe...
John Bayes
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Selsey East Beach
Lee Mills
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Scarborough South Bay Scarborough South Beach is a popular resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 0.5 kilometres in length wit...
John Holmes
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Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
Mike Smith
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Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Clarach South Beach Clarach South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south east of Clarach.
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
Phil Williams
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Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Gorran Haven Beach
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
Partonez
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Christchurch Highcliffe Castle is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
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