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Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Daniel Kraft
Photo: Daniel Kraft CC BY-SA 3.0
Shell Beach
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Tim Marchant
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Felixstowe South Felixstowe is a resort town but is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Judith Cutler
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Traigh Ghael Beach Traigh Ghael, also known as the Gaelic beach of the Highlander, is a serene and isolated beach located on the souther...
Paul McIlroy
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Kirkcaldy Linktown Beach
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Steve  F
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Trevor Rickard
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Mawgan Porth Mawgan Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sandy beach, approximately 720 metres wide, backed by ...
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
E Gammie
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New Quay North Beach
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