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Nigel Homer
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Porthluney Porthluney is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 380 metres wide. S...
David Smith 
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Appley Beach The beach is perfect for young families, as it comes equipped with a host of amenities such as parking, a playground,...
Nigel Chadwick
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Walpole Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
Alan Fryer
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Abererch Beach Abererch Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Pwllheli in Gwynedd.
John Webber
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Ryde West Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Seagrove Seagrove is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring less than 1km in length, the bay s...
June Hodge 
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Kilvickeon Beach Isle of Mull To get to Kilvickeon beach, drive along Craignure to Fionnphort road until you reach the turn off just before Bunessa...
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Graham Loveland
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Feock Loe Beach
Phil Catterall
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Skinningrove Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Cullen Bay
Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
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