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Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
Ian Petticrew
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Blackpool Central Blackpool is a resort town on Lancashire's north west coast. Blackpool Central bathing water is sandy and flat in pro...
John Rostron
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Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
Steve Daniels
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Summerleaze Summerleaze is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 440 metres wide, backed with...
Ian Balcombe
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Keiss Beach
Jeff Buck 
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Barkby beach
Helmut Zozmann 
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Dover Harbour Beach
Nilfanion
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Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Long Rock Beach
somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Beach
alan marshall
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Carreg Wen Beach Carreg Wen Beach is located in Gwynedd 500 meters south of Borth-y-Gêst.
Bob Parkes
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East Wittering Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
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