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Nicholas Mutton
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Aberaeron North Beach Aberaeron North Beach lies in Ceredigion, 600 meters north of Aberaeron.
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Appletree Bay
Sandra White
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Amble Links Amble links Beach is a remote bathing water on the Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is one kilome...
Hugh Venables
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Challaborough Beach Challaborough Beach is situated about 500 meters north west of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Barry Shimmon
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Blackgang Beach Nestled between Blackgang and Rocken End, there lies a stunning shingle beach that many locals refer to as both Black...
Martin Bodman
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Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
DS Pugh
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Harlech Beach
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
Robin Drayton 
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Traeth Llyfn Beach
jeff collins
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Salcombe South Sands
Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
Eric Jones
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Rhosneigr Traeth Crigyll Beach Rhosneigr Traeth Crigyll Beach is situated in the county of Isle of Anglesey, 700 meters north west of Rhosneigr.
Steve Daniels 
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Shanklin Shanklin beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is towards the south of Sandown Bay. The southern half of...
JThomas 
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Cambois North Beach Cambois North Beach is approximately 4 kilometers north of Blyth.
Tony Atkin
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Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
William Pugh
Photo: William Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Tywyn Beach
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