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Ewan Stevenson
Photo: Ewan Stevenson CC BY-SA 2.0
Looe Hannafore Beach
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kessingland Beach
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendine Sands
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
Kabelleger  David Gubler
Photo: Kabelleger David Gubler CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakespeare Beach
Peter Smyly
Photo: Peter Smyly CC BY-SA 2.0
Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
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 ...
Roger Davies
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Moreton Beach
Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Ravenglass Beach Ravenglass Beach is about 100 meters west of Ravenglass.
Thomas Nugent
Photo: Thomas Nugent CC BY-SA 2.0
Largs Central Beach
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
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