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Eric Jones
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Traeth Bach Beach
C Michael Hogan 
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Tor Mor or Foot of the Sea Sands Nestled at the mouth of Bull Hole Anchorage, lies a picturesque white sandy cove that can be reached with a short 15-...
R J McNaughton
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Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Jeff Buck
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Prestatyn Ffrith Beach Prestatyn Ffrith Beach is 2 kilometers west of Prestatyn in the county of Denbighshire.
Jonathan Billinger
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Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
chris
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Ettrick Bay
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
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...
Penny Mayes
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Seaton (Cornwall) Seaton is at the mouth of the River Seaton on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately ...
Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
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Snettisham Beach
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
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Knab Rock Beach
Eric Jones 
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Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Hugh Craddock
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Daymer Bay Daymer Bay is at the mouth of the River Camel opposite the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall. This is a ...
John Fielding
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Llanrhystud Beach
Robin Drayton
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Crackington Haven Crackington Haven is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered bay of mainly shingle, sand and pebble...
Ulrich Hartmann
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Portholland Beach Portholland Beach is 3 kilometers north east of Veryan in the county of Cornwall.
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
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