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OLU
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Llanina Beach
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
Jim Champion
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Kimmeridge Bay Kimmeridge Bay is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote, sheltered bay of co...
Anne Burgess
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Scourie Beach
Ray Beer
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Church Ope Cove Church Ope Cove is on the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered pebble beach, approximately 700 met...
E Gammie
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Fairbourne Beach
Steve Daniels
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Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
Steve  F
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Sunderland Roker Beach
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a privately owned crescent of coarse golden sand and shingle, a...
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Polstreath is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 330 metres wide, backed by cl...
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Euan Nelson
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Leven West Beach
Philip Halling
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Sandymouth Sandymouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by pebble...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Hallsands
Keith Ruffles
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Thurso Beach
gary radford
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Sutton-on-Sea Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
Rob  Lowe
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Swanlake Bay
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