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Roger Crowther
Photo: Roger Crowther CC BY-SA 2.0
The Gannel Estuary Enjoy the natural beauty of the Gannel Estuary, a tidal river that can be discovered during low tide. This estuary, o...
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
Eric Jones
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Pontllyfni Beach Pontllyfni Beach lies 3 kilometers north west of Clynnog, Gwynedd.
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Eastney Beach
Rod Allday 
Photo: Rod Allday  CC BY-SA 2.0
Gwynver Gwynver Beach is approximately 3 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a secluded sandy beach, approxi...
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Dovercourt Beach
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Trecco Bay Porthcawl Trecco Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 2 kilometers east of Porthcawl.
Gerald England
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St Annes South Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Bispham Beach Bispham Beach is located in Blackpool 4 kilometers north of Blackpool.
Philip Halling 
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Wembury Wembury is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed...
Chris Downer
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Great Yarmouth South Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth south beach is wide, sandy ...
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Downderry Beach
Gerald England 
Photo: Gerald England  CC BY-SA 2.0
Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
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