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Keith Ruffles
Photo: Keith Ruffles CC BY 3.0
Thurso Beach
M J Richardson
Photo: M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0
Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
Robert Powell
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Cobo Beach Cobo Beach lies in Guernsey, 300 meters south west of Cobo.
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Colin MacInnes
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Embo Beach
Kenneth  Allen 
Photo: Kenneth Allen  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
Jaggery 
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Weymouth Beach dog exercising area This establishment is operational throughout the year.
Chris Downer
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Durdle Door West Durdle Door West is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Christine Matthews 
Photo: Christine Matthews  CC BY-SA 2.0
Plymouth Hoe East Beach
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
mattbuck category
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Windermere, Lakeside YMCA Windermere Lakeside YMCA bathing water is on the western edge of the lake in the south basin. It is a shallow sloping...
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Martyrs Bay Beach Located just south of the pier, lies a sandy cove that holds a gruesome history. In the year 806, this bay became the...
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Milford-on-sea Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthpean Porthpean is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 290 metres wide, surrounded by...
David Dixon 
Photo: David Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Swanage South Beach
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Deborah Tilley
Photo: Deborah Tilley CC BY-SA 2.0
Druidston Haven Beach This beach has been bestowed with the Green Coast Award for its commitment to environmental preservation. You can bri...
Jim Smillie
Photo: Jim Smillie CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hele Bay
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