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Nigel Williams
Photo: Nigel Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Korentin
Photo: Korentin CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
John Holmes
Photo: John Holmes CC BY-SA 2.0
Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Alex Robinson
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Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Oast House Archive
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Folkestone Folkestone bathing water is a resort beach in Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe Bay, which stretches...
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach is 1 kilometers south west of Ramsgate in the county of Kent.
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
Anne Burgess
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Ballygalley Beach Ballygalley Beach lies 100 meters north west of Ballygally, County Antrim.
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
Jennifer Luther Thomas
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Monkstone Beach
Robert Edwards
Photo: Robert Edwards CC BY-SA 2.0
Clacton Martello Tower Beach Clacton Martello Tower Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Clacton-on-Sea.
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Bude Summerleaze Beach Bude Summerleaze Beach is in Cornwall 400 meters west of Bude.
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