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Robert Guthrie
Photo: Robert Guthrie CC BY-SA 2.0
White Strand of the Monks Located on the eastern side of Iona, to the north of the Iona Abbey, lies a pristine white sandy beach that offers br...
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Philip Halling
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Bude Crooklets Beach Bude Crooklets Beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters north west of Bude.
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Iain Lees 
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Sandbanks Beach Dog Exercising Area - Poole Visitors to this splendid beach are pleased to find a dedicated dog-friendly section that remains open throughout the...
Gordon Hatton
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Aberffraw Beach Aberffraw Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 1 kilometers south east of Aberffraw.
Steve  F
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
Mike Faherty
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Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Bournemouth Fishermans Walk forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy ...
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Hampton Pier East Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Chris Downer
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Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Pease Bay
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
mattbuck category
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Windermere, Lakeside YMCA Windermere Lakeside YMCA bathing water is on the western edge of the lake in the south basin. It is a shallow sloping...
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Great Yarmouth Power Station Beach
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