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Leigh Bell Wharf Leigh Bell Wharf beach is a small sandy beach in the old town of Leigh-on-Sea, just to the west of Southend-on-Sea. I...
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Euan Nelson 
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Traigh-an-t-Suidhe, north west beach Named after the prominent rock formation at its center, the Beach of the Seat boasts a lengthy expanse of pristine wh...
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Andrew Whale
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Seaton Beach
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
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Irvine Beach
Nigel Homer
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Peel Fenella Beach
Robin Lucas
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Watwick Beach
Tom Pennington
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Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
RichTea
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Praa Sands East Beach Praa Sands East Beach lies 3 kilometers south west of Breage, Cornwall.
Nigel Chadwick
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Broadstairs, Stone Bay Stone Bay in Broadstairs is a 600 metre sandy bay above a wave-cut rock platform, backed by a promenade and white cha...
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Pelham Beach is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly sh...
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Reiss Beach Reiss Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Reiss.
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Amble Links Beach Amble Links Beach is located 2 kilometers east of Amble in the county of Northumberland.
Peter Shimmon
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Southsea East The bathing water is a popular resort beach near to Southsea shopping centre south of Portsmouth. The entire length o...
Paul Thomson
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Seamill Beach
Florian Pépellin
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Greve de Lecq Beach
Stacey Harris 
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Lancing, Beach Green The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area. The bathing water is primar...
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
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