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Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
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...
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthzennor Cove Porthzennor Cove beach is 1 kilometers north of Zennor in the county of Cornwall.
Bob Jones
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West Mersea Beach
Bob Shires
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Moelfre Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Nick Earl
Photo: Nick Earl CC BY-SA 2.0
Limeslade Bay
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Florian Pépellin
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St Brelade\'s Beach
Ken Craig
Photo: Ken Craig CC BY-SA 2.0
West Sandwick Beach
gary radford
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Sheringham Sheringham is a former fishing village, but is now a seaside town which still has fishing and crab boats plying trade...
Robin Drayton
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Cemlyn Beach Cemlyn Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Llanrhwydrys.
Richard Croft
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Clovelly Beach Clovelly Beach is located in Devon 800 meters north of Clovelly.
Eric Jones 
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Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Alan Bowring
Photo: Alan Bowring CC BY-SA 2.0
Limpert Bay
Lis Burke
Photo: Lis Burke CC BY-SA 2.0
Lunan Bay
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Shipload Bay
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