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Great beaches in UK

Sally 
Photo: Sally  CC BY-SA 2.0
Alum Bay Take a leisurely chairlift ride down to the multi-colored sands of the beach. Enjoy a relaxing boat ride out to the n...
Tony Atkin
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Talland Bay
Cered
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Abercastle Beach Abercastle Beach is situated in the county of Pembrokeshire, 2 kilometers north of Trefin.
Derek Harper
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Porthpean Beach Porthpean Beach is situated 1 kilometers south of Charlestown in Cornwall.
Korentin
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Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
Richard Slessor
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Aberdeen Beach Aberdeen Beach is situated about 600 meters north east of Hanover.
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Graham Ellis
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Troon South Beach
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Y...
Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
Patricia Steel
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Easthaven Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
Chris Downer 
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Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Alan Heardman
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Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a popular resort with a gently sloping sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and gardens, an...
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
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