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Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth Hengitsbury West forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shing...
Chris Downer
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Worbarrow Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
Mary and Angus Hogg
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Croy Beach
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
Clive Perrin
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach, approximately...
Mark Gadsby
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Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
David Anstiss
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Allhallows Beach Allhallows Beach lies in Medway, 200 meters south west of Allhallows.
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Martin Bodman
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Yarmer Beach
Jim Strang 
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West Voe Sands
Ross Armstrong
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Rozel Beach Rozel Beach lies 3 kilometers north east of Trinity, Jersey.
David Martin 
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Porthloo
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Goodrington Goodrington is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by Good...
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