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Lewis Clarke
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Durdle Door East Durdle Door East is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Nigel Homer
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Peel Fenella Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porth Trecastle Beach Porth Trecastle Beach is situated 3 kilometers west of Aberffraw in Isle of Anglesey.
Enrapture Media enrapture
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Vazon Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
Jennifer Luther Thomas
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Monkstone Beach
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Peter Church
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Withernsea Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Trevor Rickard
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Laugharne Beach
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
Donald MacDonald
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Balfours Bay, Traigh Ghael Traigh Ghael is a charming stretch of sand that sits nestled amid the striking pink granite rocks of Ross of Mull on ...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Prestwick Beach Prestwick Beach lies 700 meters west of Prestwick, South Ayrshire.
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