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Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
Chris Downer
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Durdle Door West Durdle Door West is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Dave Smethurst
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Ardwell Bay Ardwell Bay beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
John Rostron
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Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
brian clark
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Denemouth South Beach
OLU
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Yarmouth Beach
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Richard Law
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Newport North Beach Newport Sands boasts itself as the biggest beach found in Newport Bay, boasting over a mile of flat sand, along with ...
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
Simon Carey
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Winchelsea Winchelsea is a remote beach on the western edge of Rye Bay in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with ...
Sue Adair
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Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Mike Pennington
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Seahouses North Beach
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