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Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
Lydstep Beach
John Winterbottom
Photo: John Winterbottom CC BY-SA 2.0
Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Saunton Sands Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beac...
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Bob Jenkins
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Pilling Sands
Paul McIlroy
Photo: Paul McIlroy CC BY-SA 2.0
Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
Lis Burke
Photo: Lis Burke CC BY-SA 2.0
Lunan Bay
Gordon Hatton 
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Ardalanish Beach The beach is perfectly stunning, and on a bright day, one could easily mistake it for a beach in Barbados. To reach t...
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Peter Conroy
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Cwmtydu Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Colin Park
Photo: Colin Park CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhos-y-Llan Beach Rhos-y-Llan Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north west of Tudweiliog.
jolmartyn
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Silverknowes Beach
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
Nigel Williams
Photo: Nigel Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Graham Loveland
Photo: Graham Loveland CC BY-SA 2.0
Feock Loe Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Croyde Bay Croyde Bay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 670 metres wide, backed with dun...
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Bob Jones
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West Mersea Beach
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