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Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
David Martin 
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Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
Simon Carey
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Newhaven Central Beach
Greg Stringham
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Inverboyndie Beach
ceridwen
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Goodwick Sands
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
Anne Burgess
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Scourie Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Crinnis Beach Crinnis beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 760 metres wide, backed by...
OLU
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Aberystwyth South Beach Aberystwyth South Beach is approximately 600 meters south west of Aberystwyth.
Mike Searle 
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Worbarrow Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
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Snettisham Beach
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
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