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Trevor Rickard
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Mawgan Porth Mawgan Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sandy beach, approximately 720 metres wide, backed by ...
Lewis Clarke
Photo: Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0
Putsborough Putsborough is south of Woolacombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 780 m...
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
martin dawes
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle ...
Stephen McKay
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Goodrington Beach
Mick Garratt
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Scarborough South Sands
Clive Nicholson 
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Brighouse Bay
Steve Daniels 
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Prestatyn Central Beach Prestatyn Central Beach is 1 kilometers north west of Prestatyn in the county of Denbighshire.
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
Ron Speed
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Scarborough Harbour Beach
Darren Rosson
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Trevone Bay Trevone Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 170 metres wide, in a...
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
Ron Strutt
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St Mary's Bay (Kent) St. Mary's Bay is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay st...
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
Anthony Parkes 
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Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Christchurch Highcliffe Castle is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Babbacombe Beach Babbacombe Beach is in Torbay, 2 kilometers north of Torquay.
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