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Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Ian Greig 
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Penmaenmawr Beach
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
pep
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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Anne Burgess
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Portmahomack Beach Portmahomack Beach is 300 meters south of Portmahomack in the county of Highland.
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Robin Webster 
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Bexhill Beach Bexhill Beach lies 700 meters south east of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Nilfanion
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Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Christine Matthews 
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Southend Three Shells Three Shells Beach is in the centre of Southend-on-Sea, just to the west of the pier and next to the Adventure Island...
Tony Atkin
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Abrahams Hole Beach Abrahams Hole Beach is approximately 1000 meters south of East Portlemouth.
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Seahouses South Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Whiting Bay
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