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John Firth
Photo: John Firth CC BY-SA 2.0
Criccieth West End Beach
Korentin
Photo: Korentin CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
Michael Beckwith
Photo: Michael Beckwith CC BY 2.0
Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Beach
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Saundersfoot Glen Beach
Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses South Beach
Andy Potter
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Littlehampton The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Littlehampton Harbour. The bathing...
Philip Halling
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Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
peter robinson
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Newbiggin Moor Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Branscombe Beach Branscombe Beach is situated 800 meters south east of Branscombe in Devon.
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
R J McNaughton
Photo: R J McNaughton CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Nigel Brown
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Aberdyfi Beach Aberdyfi Beach is located in Gwynedd 400 meters east of Aberdyfi.
Nigel Chadwick
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Reculver Beach Reculver Beach is a beach in Kent.
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
Richard Humphrey 
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Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort. The Old Hunstanton beach is at the north end just outside of ...
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
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