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Colin Vosper
Photo: Colin Vosper CC BY-SA 2.0
Ladram Bay
Mark Gadsby
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Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Bob Jenkins
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Blackpool South Beach Blackpool South Beach is situated in the county of Blackpool, 3 kilometers south of Blackpool.
Derek Harper 
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Tregantle Cliffs Beach
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
Lee Mills
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Scarborough South Bay Scarborough South Beach is a popular resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 0.5 kilometres in length wit...
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Steve  F
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Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Tony Maguire
Photo: Tony Maguire CC BY-SA 2.0
Mill Bay
Ian Paterson 
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Splash Point
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Beach
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Peter Bond 
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Sand Eels bay There is a charming, little-known cove located south of Traigh Mor, boasting crystal-clear waters and soft, powdery s...
Oliver Dixon 
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Beadnell Beadnell Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring three kilometres in length with...
Chris Plunkett
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Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Michael Murray
Photo: Michael Murray CC BY-SA 2.0
Trevaunance Cove
OLU
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Aberystwyth South Beach Aberystwyth South Beach is approximately 600 meters south west of Aberystwyth.
Philip Halling 
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Godrevy Towans Godrevy Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach, approximately 600 metres wide. Backed ...
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