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Julian P Guffogg
Photo: Julian P Guffogg CC BY-SA 2.0
Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach is located in Dorset 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks.
Terry Johnson
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Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
kim traynor 
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Fisherrow East Beach
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Danrok
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Green Island Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Worbarrow Beach
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Richard Slessor
Photo: Richard Slessor CC BY-SA 2.0
Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Deborah Tilley
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Llanelli Beach
fabiolah
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Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier Beach
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Paul Hutchinson
Photo: Paul Hutchinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Elbury Cove
Mark A Coleman
Photo: Mark A Coleman CC BY 3.0
Portwrinkle Portwrinkle is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately one kilometre wide, ...
Ian Knox
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Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Andrew Longton
Photo: Andrew Longton CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
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