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Robin Drayton 
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Traeth Llyfn Beach
Andrew Bone from Weymouth England
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth England CC BY 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Weymouth Lodmoor is on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by a promena...
Tom Jolliffe
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Man Sands
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley The bathing water site, known as ‘Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley', is located on the River Wharfe at Ilkley, close to Il...
Phil Williams
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Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
Tim Green
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Portscatho Beach Portscatho Beach is 100 meters north east of Portscatho in the county of Cornwall.
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
Anne Burgess
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Findochty Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Chris Shaw
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Baglan Beach Baglan Beach is 3 kilometers west of Port Talbot in the county of Neath Port Talbot.
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
Ross
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Ballyhalbert Beach Ballyhalbert Beach is 300 meters north west of Ballyhalbert in the county of County Down.
Peter Barr 
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Red Wharf Bay Red Wharf Bay beach lies 500 meters east of Red Wharf Bay, Isle of Anglesey.
Anthony Foster
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Seaton Sluice Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Croyde Bay Croyde Bay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 670 metres wide, backed with dun...
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
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