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Andy Waddington
Photo: Andy Waddington CC BY-SA 2.0
Parton Beach
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
Judith Cutler
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Traigh Ghael Beach Traigh Ghael, also known as the Gaelic beach of the Highlander, is a serene and isolated beach located on the souther...
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Great Yarmouth Power Station Beach
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
David Long
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Eastbourne Eastbourne beach is a resort beach situated between the chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and Eastbourne Pier. The beach is...
Paul Gillett 
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Saltdean Beach
Philip Halling 
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Sugary Cove
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...
Rob  Lowe
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Swanlake Bay
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Gordon Hatton
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Aberffraw Beach Aberffraw Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 1 kilometers south east of Aberffraw.
wfmillar
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Turnberry Beach
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