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Elizabeth Veitch
Photo: Elizabeth Veitch CC BY-SA 2.0
Beach of the Dun (Fort) Dun a Gheard Fort of February To reach Kilvickeon Beach, you must climb a short hill west of the track. Follow the Galloway Dyke through the gate a...
Partonez
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands Paignton Preston Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by ...
Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
Lewis Clarke 
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Ryde Central Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
UserJamesmcmahon
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St. Andrews East Sands
Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Waterfoot Beach
Russell Lett
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Muchalls Beach
Andrew Woodhall
Photo: Andrew Woodhall CC BY-SA 2.0
Silecroft Beach
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Leigh Bell Wharf beach is a small sandy beach in the old town of Leigh-on-Sea, just to the west of Southend-on-Sea. I...
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
Photo: Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands CC BY 2.0
Knab Rock Beach
Paul Gillett 
Photo: Paul Gillett  CC BY-SA 2.0
Shanklin North Beach A serene stretch of beach can be found between Sandown and Shanklin, perfect for those seeking a more tranquil enviro...
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...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Clevedon Bay Clevedon Bay beach is in North Somerset, 1 kilometers west of Clevedon.
David Maclennan
Photo: David Maclennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Shandwick Bay
Anthony Parkes 
Photo: Anthony Parkes  CC BY-SA 2.0
Salcombe North Sands
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