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Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Chris Gunns
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Whale Chine Although the beach has become somewhat inaccessible from the top due to erosion, it can still be reached by walking a...
Alex Robinson
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Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
keith stuart
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Hartland Quay Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Sebastian Ballard
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Littlestone Beach
Brian MacLennan
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Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Stray Beach Redcar Stray Beach is 2 kilometers east of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
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