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Paul McIlroy
Photo: Paul McIlroy CC BY-SA 2.0
Kirkcaldy Linktown Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
Tony Maguire
Photo: Tony Maguire CC BY-SA 2.0
Bigbury-on-Sea North Bigbury-on-Sea North is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Bob Embleton
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Shoreham Beach Shoreham (or Shoreham-by-Sea) is a small seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. Shoreham Beach is a shingle s...
Duncan MacDonald
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Golspie South Beach
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
David Smith 
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Newtown Creek Although it is listed as a beach, this location may not fully qualify as such. Instead, it is a popular spot for yach...
David Dixon 
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Formby Victoria Road Beach
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Pier Bournemouth Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resor...
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
Graham Loveland
Photo: Graham Loveland CC BY-SA 2.0
Feock Loe Beach
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
Trish Steel
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Great Yarmouth North Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth North beach is wide and san...
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Jim Champion
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Kimmeridge Bay Kimmeridge Bay is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote, sheltered bay of co...
Paul Gillett
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Southwick The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Shoreham Harbour. The beach is on a thin...
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
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