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Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Port Beach
Graham Horn
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Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Dara Jasumani
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Westdale Beach
wfmillar
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Turnberry Beach
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
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 ...
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 ...
Peter Thornton
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Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Editor
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Steephill Cove The beach we're discussing is aptly named due to its steep slope for accessibility. It presents an inviting location ...
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane 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...
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Christchurch Highcliffe Castle is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
OLU
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Ynyslas Beach
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
Russell Lett
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Muchalls Beach
Tony Atkin 
Photo: Tony Atkin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Welcombe Mouth Beach
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