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Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
Stephen McKay 
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Clacton Pier Beach Clacton Pier Beach lies in Essex, 300 meters south east of Clacton-on-Sea.
Row
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Polnare Cove
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Manor Steps Beach Bournemouth Manor Steps Beach is located 79 kilometers east of Wick in the county of Dorset.
Robin Lucas
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Pentewan Pentewan is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres ...
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
Simon Johnston
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Aberdour Silver Sands Aberdour Silver Sands beach lies 800 meters north east of Aberdour, Fife.
Tim Marshall 
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Worbarrow Bay This beach welcomes dogs throughout the entire year.
peter robinson 
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea North Beach
Alan Fryer
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Abererch Beach Abererch Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Pwllheli in Gwynedd.
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Korentin
Photo: Korentin CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
Sue Adair
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Leasowe Bay
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