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Pam Goodey 
Photo: Pam Goodey  CC BY-SA 2.0
Waterwynch Bay
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Laugharne Beach
Colin MacInnes
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Embo Beach
Colin Bell
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West Angle Beach The beach has received the prestigious Green Coast Award and is ideal for families, couples and dog owners. It is a p...
Chris Downer 
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Blackwaterfoot Beach Blackwaterfoot Beach is in North Ayrshire, 100 meters south west of Blackwaterfoot.
Andy F
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Longhoughton Steel Beach
Nick Smith
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Hythe Hythe is a resort beach in the North of Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of ...
Alisdair MacDonald 
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Port nan Ron Nestled at the edge of a tranquil bay lies a pristine beach with powdery white sand. This secluded beach is not easil...
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
Kate Jewell
Photo: Kate Jewell CC BY-SA 2.0
Bigbury-on-Sea South Bigbury-on-Sea South is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Martyn Gorman
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Newburgh Beach
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Beach
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
Arriva
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Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Mortehoe Rockham Bay
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