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Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Mothecombe is at the mouth of the Erme Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 3...
Kabelleger  David Gubler
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Shakespeare Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
Photo: Roger Cornfoot  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hope Cove
John Rostron
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Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
philip banks
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Wallasey The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sa...
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
Philip Halling 
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Seaton (Devon) Seaton is a resort town in Lyme Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach approximately one kilometre wi...
David Lally 
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Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Poole Sandbanks Peninsular forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Nick Smith 
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Southsea East Beach
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
Ian Andrews 
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Carsaig Bay This picturesque stretch of land boasts a rich and verdant oasis, predominantly comprised of stone beach with a modes...
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Dalgety Bay
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
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