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Helen Wilkinson
Photo: Helen Wilkinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Tunstall Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Stray Beach Redcar Stray Beach is 2 kilometers east of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
Richard Slessor
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Aberdeen Beach Aberdeen Beach is situated about 600 meters north east of Hanover.
Dannie Calder
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Barassie Beach Barassie Beach is situated in the county of South Ayrshire, 1 kilometers north of Troon.
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
Bob Jenkins
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Pilling Sands
Peter Church
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Robin Hood\'s Bay Robin Hood\'s Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 19 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
Peter Levy
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Burnham Yacht Club Beach Burnham Yacht Club Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Burnham-on-Sea.
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Paul Gillett
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Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
Keith Ruffles
Photo: Keith Ruffles CC BY 3.0
Thurso Beach
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
Nilfanion
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Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Newburgh Beach
Brian MacLennan
Photo: Brian MacLennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
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