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Anne Burgess 
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Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Jennifer Luther Thomas
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Monkstone Beach
Richard Webb
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Seton Sands
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
Basher Eyre 
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Freshwater Bay On one side of this coastal area, there is a stony beach while the other side boasts a sandier patch that emerges dur...
chris
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Ettrick Bay
Richard Webb
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North Berwick Milsey Bay
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Stephen Dawson
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Dawlish Coryton Cove Dawlish Coryton Cove is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy cove, approximately 200 metres wide, backed...
michael ely 
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Lepe Beach
Dennis Turner
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Tenby North Beach The beach boasts several attractive features, including the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal spot for families and...
Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
Chris Heaton
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Low Newton Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 k...
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
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