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Partonez
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
Alison Rawson
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Littlestone Littlestone-on-Sea is a resort beach in the middle of a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe ...
Martyn Gorman
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Newburgh Beach
Dennis Turner
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Tenby North Beach The beach boasts several attractive features, including the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal spot for families and...
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.
Steve Daniels
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Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Mike Searle 
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Worbarrow Beach
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
John H Darch 
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Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
Dave Dunford
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St Bees The beach is steeply sloping and pebbly leading to a large area of flat sand closer to the sea. There are steep cliff...
Stephen McKay
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Poppit West Beach The beach is bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it a prime family-friendly destination that extends a warm wel...
Steve Daniels
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Colwell Bay Colwell Bay is a small resort situated on the north west coast of the Isle of Wight with panoramic views of the Solen...
Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
M J Richardson 
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Yellowcraig Beach
Anthony Foster
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Seaton Sluice Beach
Pam Goodey 
Photo: Pam Goodey  CC BY-SA 2.0
Waterwynch Bay
Roger Davies
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Moreton Beach
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