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Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
Andy Stephenson
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Sandgate Town Centre Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
Bob Jones
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Felixstowe South Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Man Sands
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandymere Beach
Steve Daniels
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Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Nigel Brown
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Aberdyfi Beach Aberdyfi Beach is located in Gwynedd 400 meters east of Aberdyfi.
Jim Champion
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Milford-on-sea Milford-on-sea is a resort beach on the Hampshire coast with views of the Isle of Wight and the Needles. The beach is...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey`s Bay Mother Ivey's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 480 metres wide, backed...
Kenneth  Allen 
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Carnlough Beach Carnlough Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 500 meters south of Carnlough.
Nigel Homer
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Peel Fenella Beach
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
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