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Derek Harper
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Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Eastbourne West Beach
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
georama
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La Haule Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
martin dawes
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle ...
Tony Hodge
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Cold Knap Beach Cold Knap Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south west of Barry.
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Bob Embleton
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Cushendall Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Robin Drayton
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Crackington Haven Crackington Haven is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered bay of mainly shingle, sand and pebble...
Jim Champion
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Vault Beach Vault Beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and shingle beach, approximately 730 metres wide, ...
Mick Heraty
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Patch Beach
Graham Horn
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Brighstone Beach The beach can be challenging to find suitable parking; however, it is an easily accessible strolling distance away. T...
jolmartyn
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Silverknowes Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Skipsea Beach
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