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Ian Capper
Photo: Ian Capper CC BY-SA 2.0
Hemsby Hemsby is a popular resort with a wide sandy beach and is backed by dunes. Hemsby Beach is approximately 10 kilometer...
Stephen McKay
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Mortehoe Rockham Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Ayr Beach Ayr Beach is located in South Ayrshire 800 meters south west of Ayr.
Humphrey Bolton
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Burgh Island Beach Burgh Island Beach is situated about 400 meters south of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Basher Eyre
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Dunster South East Beach
Alexey Komarov
Photo: Alexey Komarov CC BY 3.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Colin Babb
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Bognor Regis East The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Bognor Regis. The beac...
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
OLU
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Southwick Beach
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Anthony Parkes 
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Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The bathing water is pred...
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