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Raymond Knapman 
Photo: Raymond Knapman  CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe South Beach
Hugh Craddock
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Daymer Bay Daymer Bay is at the mouth of the River Camel opposite the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall. This is a ...
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
alan fairweather
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New Brighton Beach
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Mothecombe is at the mouth of the Erme Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 3...
Jeremy Owen
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Caerfai Beach The beach in question has been bestowed with the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its high environmental s...
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
keith stuart
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Hartland Quay Beach
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
David Dixon 
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Castle Beach Castle Beach is in Cornwall, 1 kilometers east of Falmouth.
Chris J Dixon
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St Anthony Head Beach
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
Trevor Hilton
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Rhoscolyn Borthwen Beach Rhoscolyn Borthwen Beach is situated about 900 meters east of Rhoscolyn.
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach is in Conwy 1 kilometers north west of Colwyn Bay.
Steve  F
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Sunderland Roker Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
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