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David Maclennan
Photo: David Maclennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Shandwick Bay
Ann Cook 
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Mossyard Beach
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
Alex Robinson
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Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
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...
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay
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 ...
Elliott Simpson 
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Hunstanton Main Beach Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort with a largely sandy beach and is one of the few beaches in No...
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
Row
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Kennack Sands Kennack Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by s...
Robin Drayton
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Cemlyn Beach Cemlyn Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Llanrhwydrys.
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Daniel Kraft
Photo: Daniel Kraft CC BY-SA 3.0
Shell Beach
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Simon Huguet
Photo: Simon Huguet CC BY-SA 2.0
Southport Beach
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