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Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
Ian Paterson
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Mablethorpe Town Mablethorpe Town beach is a busy resort with a wide and sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and is close ...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
Photo: Matt Buck from London United Kingdom CC BY-SA 2.0
Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Beach
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
Kabelleger  David Gubler
Photo: Kabelleger David Gubler CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakespeare Beach
Paul Gillett
Photo: Paul Gillett CC BY-SA 2.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
John Bayes
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Selsey The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Pagham Harbour and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. The bathing w...
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
Ron Strutt
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St Mary\'s Bay
Nigel Chadwick
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Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
SMJ 
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Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Rod Allday 
Photo: Rod Allday  CC BY-SA 2.0
Felpham Beach
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Chris Plunkett
Photo: Chris Plunkett CC BY-SA 2.0
Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
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