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Chris Gunns
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Charlestown West Beach Charlestown West Beach is 300 meters south east of Charlestown in the county of Cornwall.
John Rostron
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Clonque Bay Clonque Bay beach is situated in the county of Guernsey, 2 kilometers south west of St Anne.
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Ian Balcombe
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Keiss Beach
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Julian Dowse
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Holkham Gap
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
Enrapture Media enrapture
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Vazon Beach
Andy Beecroft
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Withernsea Withernsea Beach is a long sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. Behind the beach...
Graham Loveland
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Feock Loe Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Wonwell Beach
E Gammie
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New Quay North Beach
Row
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Polnare Cove
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.
Mike Pennington
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Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Nigel Chadwick
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Walpole Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
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