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Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
Kevin Gordon
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Seaford Bay Beach
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Peter Shimmon
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Southsea East The bathing water is a popular resort beach near to Southsea shopping centre south of Portsmouth. The entire length o...
David M Moore
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West Wittering The bathing water is situated on the south coast at the eastern side of Chichester Harbour entrance in West Sussex. T...
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Town Dawlish Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, close to the ...
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Richard Croft 
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is two kilometres i...
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Southerndown Beach Dunraven Bay
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Steve Daniels
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Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Combesgate Beach is separated by cliffs from the main Woolacombe resort beach on the north coast of Devon. It is a sa...
Sue Adair
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Leasowe Bay
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Tunstall is currently closed, there is no safe access to bathers due to coastal erosion. Tunstall Beach is a long rur...
Ron Shirt
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Newbiggin Beach
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Vazon Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Jangye Ryne Beach
Dannie Calder
Photo: Dannie Calder CC BY-SA 2.0
Barassie Beach Barassie Beach is situated in the county of South Ayrshire, 1 kilometers north of Troon.
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