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robert wade
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Morecambe North Morecambe North bathing water is at the northern end of the town's promenade which has heavy sea defences for most of...
Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Church Cove Church Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sand and pebble beach, approximately 140 metres wide, ba...
wfmillar
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
Graham Robson 
Photo: Graham Robson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Maryport Beach
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
gary radford
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Sheringham Sheringham is a former fishing village, but is now a seaside town which still has fishing and crab boats plying trade...
andrew auger
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Bowleaze Cove Bowleaze Cove is just east Weymouth on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately one kilo...
David Lally 
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Millendreath Millendreath beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 650 metres wide, back...
Peter Moore 
Photo: Peter Moore  CC BY-SA 2.0
Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Richard Humphrey 
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Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort. The Old Hunstanton beach is at the north end just outside of ...
georama
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La Haule Beach
Ross
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Groomsport Beach
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Steve Sheppard
Photo: Steve Sheppard CC BY-SA 2.0
Nolton Haven Beach
Richard Slessor
Photo: Richard Slessor CC BY-SA 2.0
Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Beach
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