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Bob Embleton
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Archirondel Beach Archirondel Beach lies 2 kilometers east of St. Martin, Jersey.
Richard Webb
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Dalgety Bay
Nigel Homer
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Peel Fenella Beach
Chris Heaton
Photo: Chris Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0
Druridge Bay South Duridge Bay South Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
Andrew Bone from Weymouth England
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth England CC BY 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Weymouth Lodmoor is on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by a promena...
Unukorno
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Belvoir Bay Belvoir Bay beach is a beach in Guernsey.
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
Chris Downer 
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Bournemouth Alum Chine Bournemouth Alum Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Stephen Dawson
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Daymer Bay
Anne Burgess
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Cullen Bay
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandgate West Beach
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
Phil Williams
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Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hele Bay
Rod Allday 
Photo: Rod Allday  CC BY-SA 2.0
Felpham Beach
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Danrok
Photo: Danrok CC BY-SA 3.0
Green Island Beach
Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses South Beach
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