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Great beaches in UK

Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
Walter Baxter
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Berwick-upon-Tweed Beach Berwick-upon-Tweed Beach is in Northumberland 800 meters east of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Mike Faherty 
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Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Martyrs Bay Beach Located just south of the pier, lies a sandy cove that holds a gruesome history. In the year 806, this bay became the...
Jonathan Wilkins 
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Porth Dinllaen Beach Porth Dinllaen Beach is situated about 600 meters west of Nefyn.
Trevor Rickard
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New Quay Harbour Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
MichaelMaggs
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Mundesley Mundesley is a popular traditional seaside resort with a sandy beach and tidal pools. It is backed by a raised promen...
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
Chris J Dixon
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St Anthony Head Beach
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
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