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Gary Rogers
Photo: Gary Rogers CC BY-SA 2.0
Lusty Glaze Lusty Glaze is a picturesque Cornish beach, known locally as Lostyn Glas - which translates to a place to view blue b...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
David Martin 
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Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
Kabelleger  David Gubler
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Shakespeare Beach
David Hawgood
Photo: David Hawgood CC BY-SA 2.0
Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Phil Catterall
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Castletown Beach Castletown Beach is 1 kilometers north east of Castletown in the county of Rushen.
David Radcliffe
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Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
Daniel Kraft
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Shell Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
william
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Canvey Island Beach Canvey Island Beach is 1000 meters south west of Leigh Beck in the county of Essex.
Ken Ballinger
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Praa Sands East Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Carew North Beach
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