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Ben Charlton
Photo: Ben Charlton CC BY-SA 2.0
Herne Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The bathing water is pred...
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Gerald England
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Paignton Sands
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
Nigel Chadwick
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Reculver Beach Reculver Beach is a beach in Kent.
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, ...
Dr Neil Clifton
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 330 metres wide, surrounded...
Simon Carey 
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Brighton Kemptown Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Br...
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
Graham Horn
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Bembridge Beach
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Jeremy Owen
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Caerfai Beach The beach in question has been bestowed with the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its high environmental s...
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Richard Webb
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Strathy Bay
Albert Bridge 
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Crawfordsburn Beach Crawfordsburn Beach is situated in the county of County Down, 1 kilometers north of Crawfordsburn.
Duncan MacDonald
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Golspie South Beach
Jon Carslake
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Booby\'s Beach Booby\'s Beach is 1 kilometers west of Constantine Bay in the county of Cornwall.
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
Dennis Turner
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Tenby North Beach The beach boasts several attractive features, including the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal spot for families and...
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