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Perry Dark
Photo: Perry Dark CC BY-SA 2.0
St Bees Beach
Chris Plunkett
Photo: Chris Plunkett CC BY-SA 2.0
Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
Ross
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Groomsport Beach
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Newton Bay Porthcawl Newton Bay beach is 700 meters south east of Newton in the county of Bridgend.
Peter S 
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Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Roker - Sunderland Roker Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach approximately 1.5 kilometres in length which lies immediately nort...
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
Bob Embleton
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Shoreham Beach Shoreham (or Shoreham-by-Sea) is a small seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. Shoreham Beach is a shingle s...
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoeburyness Beach
Stephen Horncastle
Photo: Stephen Horncastle CC BY-SA 2.0
Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Roger Gilbertson
Photo: Roger Gilbertson CC BY-SA 2.0
Achmelvich Beach Achmelvich Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 400 meters west of Achmelvich.
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Paul Hutchinson
Photo: Paul Hutchinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Elbury Cove
Peter Levy
Photo: Peter Levy CC BY-SA 2.0
Burnham Yacht Club Beach Burnham Yacht Club Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Burnham-on-Sea.
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