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David Hawgood
Photo: David Hawgood CC BY-SA 2.0
Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Jon Carslake
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Booby\'s Beach Booby\'s Beach is 1 kilometers west of Constantine Bay in the county of Cornwall.
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
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.
Bob Jones
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 2 kilometers north of Lizard.
Tony Atkin 
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Aberarth Beach Aberarth Beach is in Ceredigion, 300 meters west of Aberarth.
Phil Williams
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Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Robert Cuthill
Photo: Robert Cuthill CC BY-SA 2.0
Swansea Slipway Beach
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Leigh Bell Wharf beach is a small sandy beach in the old town of Leigh-on-Sea, just to the west of Southend-on-Sea. I...
Alan MurrayRust
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Sandra White
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Amble Links Beach Amble Links Beach is located 2 kilometers east of Amble in the county of Northumberland.
Christina Burford
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Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Paul Thomson
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Seamill Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Andrew Abbott 
Photo: Andrew Abbott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Rushy Bay
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