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Alan Stewart
Photo: Alan Stewart CC BY-SA 2.0
Croggan Beach This particular beach boasts a tranquil and isolated location, accessible by parking at Croggan and embarking on a le...
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Lisa Jarvis
Photo: Lisa Jarvis CC BY-SA 2.0
St Abbs Beach
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Tony Atkin
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Looe Plaidy Beach
Roger Cornfoot
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Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove is at the mouth of the River Dart on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and shin...
Jim Strang 
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West Voe Sands
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Stephen Horncastle
Photo: Stephen Horncastle CC BY-SA 2.0
Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Eastbourne West Beach
Shaun Butler
Photo: Shaun Butler CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandy Haven Beach
Kabelleger  David Gubler
Photo: Kabelleger David Gubler CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakespeare Beach
Chris J Dixon
Photo: Chris J Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
St Anthony Head Beach
Les Hull
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Cambois South Beach Cambois South Beach lies 3 kilometers north of Blyth, Northumberland.
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Hillhead The bathing water is a gently shelving beach which faces south-west, across the end of Southampton Water and the Sole...
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
Eirian Evans
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Rhyl Beach Rhyl Beach is located in Denbighshire 700 meters north west of Rhyl.
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
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