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Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
Derek Harper
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Branscombe Beach Branscombe Beach is situated 800 meters south east of Branscombe in Devon.
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Clive Nicholson 
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Brighouse Bay
Keith Salvesen
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Findhorn Beach
John Rostron 
Photo: John Rostron  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pentle Bay
Steve  F
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Featherbed Rocks Beach
Sue Adair
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Leasowe Bay
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
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...
Ross
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Ballyhalbert Beach Ballyhalbert Beach is 300 meters north west of Ballyhalbert in the county of County Down.
PAUL FARMER
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Salcombe North Sands Salcombe North Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Chris Downer 
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Bournemouth Alum Chine Bournemouth Alum Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Colin Smith
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Rhosneigr Broad Beach Rhosneigr Broad Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 600 meters south east of Rhosneigr.
Jon Wornham
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Garwick Beach
David Smith 
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Newtown Creek Although it is listed as a beach, this location may not fully qualify as such. Instead, it is a popular spot for yach...
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
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