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Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Whiting Bay
Pierre Terre
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Bude Summerleaze Beach Bude Summerleaze Beach is in Cornwall 400 meters west of Bude.
Derek Harper 
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Tregantle Cliffs Beach
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackrock Beach Blackrock Beach is in Cornwall 5 kilometers south of Bude.
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
Bob Embleton
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Cushendall Beach
Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kilve Beach
R J McNaughton
Photo: R J McNaughton CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Jim Champion
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Kimmeridge Bay Kimmeridge Bay is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote, sheltered bay of co...
Robin Lucas
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Pentewan Pentewan is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres ...
Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
John Davies
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Holland Beach
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Chris Downer
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Durdle Door West Durdle Door West is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
James Denham 
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Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Wembury Beach
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
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