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Deborah Tilley
Photo: Deborah Tilley CC BY-SA 2.0
Amroth Beach With its Blue Flag certification, this beach is a perfect spot for families and dog owners (although certain restrict...
Derek Harper
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St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Philip Halling
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Bude Sandymouth Beach Bude Sandymouth Beach is 5 kilometers south of Morwenstow in the county of Cornwall.
Crispin Purdye
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Row Cove Row Cove beach is about 2 kilometers south east of Newton and Noss.
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
Bob Jones 
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Hartland Quay Hartland Quay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a rock and pebble beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backe...
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Porthgwidden Porthgwidden is in St Ives Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small, sheltered, sandy beach resort approxima...
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Richard Webb
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North Berwick Milsey Bay
JThomas
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St. Combs Beach
Anthony Eden
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Kingsdown Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Hove beach is west of the di...
Robin Drayton
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Porth Nobla Beach Porth Nobla Beach is situated 2 kilometers south east of Rhosneigr in Isle of Anglesey.
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