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Florian Pépellin
Photo: Florian Pépellin CC BY-SA 4.0
Greve de Lecq Beach
Korentin
Photo: Korentin CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Tresta Sands
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthgwidden Porthgwidden is in St Ives Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small, sheltered, sandy beach resort approxima...
Malc McDonald 
Photo: Malc McDonald  CC BY-SA 2.0
Worthing West Parade Beach
Mike Fuller
Photo: Mike Fuller CC BY-SA 2.0
Scarborough North Bay
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Ness Beach
Andy F
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Longhoughton Steel Beach
Steve Egginton
Photo: Steve Egginton CC BY-SA 2.0
Martins Haven Beach
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
Evelyn Simak
Photo: Evelyn Simak CC BY-SA 2.0
Sea Palling Sea Palling is a small coastal hamlet and has a wide sandy beach with a series of shallow bays formed by man-made ree...
Tony Maguire
Photo: Tony Maguire CC BY-SA 2.0
Bigbury-on-Sea North Bigbury-on-Sea North is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Ian Cardinal 
Photo: Ian Cardinal  CC BY-SA 2.0
Old Colwyn Beach
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
John Morris
Photo: John Morris CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthselau Beach Porthselau Beach is located in Pembrokeshire 4 kilometers south west of St. David's and the Cathedral Close.
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoreham Beach Shoreham (or Shoreham-by-Sea) is a small seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. Shoreham Beach is a shingle s...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Spittal Beach
wfmillar
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Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan South Beach is situated about 800 meters east of Ardrossan.
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberporth Beach Aberporth Beach is situated 100 meters north east of Aberporth in Ceredigion.
Dieter Hoegerle
Photo: Dieter Hoegerle CC BY-SA 2.0
Polperro Beach Polperro Beach lies in Cornwall, 2 kilometers south east of Polperro.
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