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Matt Rosser
Photo: Matt Rosser CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanstephan Beach
Sandy B 
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Swanage North Beach
Kabelleger  David Gubler
Photo: Kabelleger David Gubler CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakespeare Beach
Clive Perrin
Photo: Clive Perrin CC BY-SA 2.0
Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach, approximately...
Rod Allday 
Photo: Rod Allday  CC BY-SA 2.0
Felpham Beach
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
Iain Lees
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Dunbar Belhaven Beach
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
brian clark
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Denemouth South Beach
Thomas Nugent
Photo: Thomas Nugent CC BY-SA 2.0
Lunderston Bay
Richard Webb
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Burntisland Beach Burntisland Beach is 800 meters north east of Burntisland in the county of Fife.
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Jaywick is a small coastal village with large caravan parks to the west. The quiet and sandy beach has recently been ...
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Eryka Hurst
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Hayle Towans The Hayle Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resor...
Hugh Craddock
Photo: Hugh Craddock CC BY-SA 2.0
Daymer Bay Daymer Bay is at the mouth of the River Camel opposite the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall. This is a ...
Adrian and Janet Quantock
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
Gary Rogers
Photo: Gary Rogers CC BY-SA 2.0
Lusty Glaze Lusty Glaze is a picturesque Cornish beach, known locally as Lostyn Glas - which translates to a place to view blue b...
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