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Gerald England
Photo: Gerald England CC BY-SA 2.0
Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
Tom Pennington
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Caldey Island Priory Bay Caldey Island Priory Bay beach is a beach in Pembrokeshire.
Eric Jones
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Church Bay Church Bay beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 2 kilometers south west of Cylch-y-Garn.
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
Cameraman 
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Sandown Sandown beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is near the centre of Sandown Bay. Flanked by the pier the...
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
Eryka Hurst
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Hayle Towans The Hayle Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resor...
Richard Webb
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Strathy Bay
Roger W Haworth
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Tal-y-bont Beach
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Beach
Rossographer 
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Portstewart Strand Beach Portstewart Strand Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of Portstewart in County Londonderry.
Chris Downer 
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Reeth Bay This serene beach lies in a remote location and boasts quaint boats and a rugged seawall. The beach is bordered by de...
hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
Row 
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Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Bob Embleton
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Bouley Bay Bouley Bay beach is 1 kilometers north east of Trinity in the county of Jersey.
DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
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