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John McLeish
Photo: John McLeish CC BY-SA 2.0
Millport Bay
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Jim Champion
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Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach is situated 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks in Dorset.
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
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...
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Daniel Kraft
Photo: Daniel Kraft CC BY-SA 3.0
Shell Beach
Diliff
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Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Philip Halling 
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Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
Sue Adair
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Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Ian Paterson
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Mablethorpe Town Mablethorpe Town beach is a busy resort with a wide and sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and is close ...
Nigel Callaghan
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Morfa Bychan Holiday Park Beach
mike hancock
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Shorthorn Beach
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Ian Paterson
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Eastbourne Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth East Cliff Beach Bournemouth East Cliff Beach is situated about 6 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
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