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Dara Jasumani
Photo: Dara Jasumani CC BY-SA 2.0
Westdale Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
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...
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
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...
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
Rosalind Mitchell
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Askam-in-Furness Beach Askam-in-Furness Beach is situated about 600 meters south west of Askam-in-Furness.
Richard Webb
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Dalgety Bay
Kenneth Allen
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Magilligan Benone Strand Beach
Dave Marley
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Gairloch Beach
Roger Cornfoot
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Anstey's Cove (Torquay) Anstey's Cove is between Babbacombe and Torquay and is a small rocky beach, approximately 120 metres wide, nestling b...
Leslie Barrie
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Kames Bay
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
Nigel Brown
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Twyni Bach Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
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