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Great beaches in UK

E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
eswales 
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Aberavon Beach
Chris Gunns
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Whale Chine Although the beach has become somewhat inaccessible from the top due to erosion, it can still be reached by walking a...
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Gordon Hatton 
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Ardalanish Beach The beach is perfectly stunning, and on a bright day, one could easily mistake it for a beach in Barbados. To reach t...
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 ...
Jon Coupland
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Bossiney Haven Beach Bossiney Haven Beach is located 1 kilometers north east of Tintagel in the county of Cornwall.
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine West Beach
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Beach
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Beach Martello Tower Clacton is a busy seaside resort. Clacton Martello tower beach is wide, sandy and gently shelving, and backed by the ...
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Keith Ruffles
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Thurso Beach
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
Robin Lucas
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Aber Mawr Beach Aber Mawr Beach is approximately 3 kilometers south of Pencaer.
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