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Ken Craig
Photo: Ken Craig CC BY-SA 2.0
West Sandwick Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
L Willetts
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Leonards Cove
Kate Jewell
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Little Fistral Beach Located to the north of the renowned Fistral Beach of Newquay, lies the picturesque Little Fistral beach. Accessible ...
Tony Atkin 
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Lynmouth Lynmouth is a small resort bay on the edge of Exmoor National Park on the north coast of Devon. The bay is sheltered ...
Daniel Kraft
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Shell 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 ...
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trevone Bay
Jim Champion
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Godrevy Beach
Eric Jones
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Trearddur Bay
Paul McIlroy
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Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
SMJ 
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Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Basher Eyre
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Eastoke Beach
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
JThomas
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Bridlington South Cliff Beach
Yvonne Wakefield 
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Ballycastle Beach Ballycastle Beach is in County Antrim 1 kilometers north east of Ballycastle.
Bob Linsdell
Photo: Bob Linsdell CC BY 3.0
Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
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