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Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's South Beach is the main resort beach in North Suffolk. It is a is a fine sandy beach backed by a promenad...
Richard Webb
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Burntisland Beach Burntisland Beach is 800 meters north east of Burntisland in the county of Fife.
Ian Knox
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Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
DS Pugh
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Llandanwg Beach
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
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...
Partonez
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
Tony Atkin
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Ness Cove Ness Cove is on the south coast of Devon, just south of the mouth of the Teign Estuary. It is a remote, secluded sand...
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Andrew Abbott 
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Green Bay
Nigel Brown 
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Little Quay Beach
Anne Burgess 
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St Davids Beach
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Chris Carlson
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Warkworth Beach
David Martin 
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Porthloo
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Willie Duffin 
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Portrush East Strand Beach Portrush East Strand Beach is 500 meters east of Portrush in the county of County Antrim.
Julian Dowse
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Holkham Gap
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