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somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
Kenneth  Allen 
Photo: Kenneth Allen  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
David Lally
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The Bar
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Roger Smith
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Seaham Hall Beach Seaham Hall Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in len...
bunberyist
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Gyllyngvase Gyllyngvase is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by t...
DS Pugh
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Harlech Beach
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
Basher Eyre
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Eastoke Beach
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Walter Baxter 
Photo: Walter Baxter  CC BY-SA 2.0
Thorntonloch Beach
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
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...
Evelyn Simak 
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Winterton Beach
David Smith 
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Priory Bay On a sunny day, the beach resembles an exotic island that is not easily accessible. One can either hike through the w...
David Anstiss 
Photo: David Anstiss  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay is a rural beach on the East coast of Kent about 5 km south of Ramsgate. The steep shingle beach is towa...
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