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Julian P Guffogg
Photo: Julian P Guffogg CC BY-SA 2.0
Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Beach Porthcurnick Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Gerrans.
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
Photo: Matt Buck from London United Kingdom CC BY-SA 2.0
Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
William Bartlett
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Tregardock Beach
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
Nick Earl
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Limeslade Bay
Bob Embleton
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Cushendall Beach
Derek Harper
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Paignton Paignton Sands Paignton Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by a...
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Steve Daniels
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Pagham The bathing water is situated on the south coast just north of Pagham Harbour in West Sussex. The bathing water faces...
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
Simon Huguet
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Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
Jim Champion
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Milford-on-sea Milford-on-sea is a resort beach on the Hampshire coast with views of the Isle of Wight and the Needles. The beach is...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey`s Bay Mother Ivey's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 480 metres wide, backed...
Henry Spooner
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Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
OLU
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Yarmouth Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Talland Bay
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