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Phillip Perry
Photo: Phillip Perry CC BY-SA 2.0
Eastbourne North Beach
Peter Fuller
Photo: Peter Fuller CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunoon West Bay
Mick Lobb
Photo: Mick Lobb CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
Oast House Archive
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Folkestone Folkestone bathing water is a resort beach in Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe Bay, which stretches...
Trevor Rickard
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Port Isaac Beach Port Isaac Beach is about 200 meters south west of Port Isaac.
Eric Jones
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Traeth Llydan Beach
Ian Murfitt 
Photo: Ian Murfitt  CC BY-SA 2.0
Largo East Beach
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
Jim Champion
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Vault Beach Vault Beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and shingle beach, approximately 730 metres wide, ...
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Dara Jasumani
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St. Ishmaels Beach
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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West Bay, Westgate The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the town of Westgate-on-Sea. It is a gently shelvin...
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
JOHN SIMPSON
Photo: JOHN SIMPSON CC BY 3.0
Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
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