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Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
Colin Hanson
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Prestatyn Barkby Beach Prestatyn Barkby Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Prestatyn.
Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
Graham Horn
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Bembridge Beach
Willie Duffin 
Photo: Willie Duffin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush East Strand Beach Portrush East Strand Beach is 500 meters east of Portrush in the county of County Antrim.
Anne Burgess
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Balmedie Beach Balmedie Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north east of Balmedie.
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Minster Leas bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The long sand and shingle beach is g...
Jim Champion
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Eypemouth Eypemouth is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
mattbuck category
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Southend Chalkwell Beach
Simon Johnston
Photo: Simon Johnston CC BY-SA 2.0
Aberdour Silver Sands Aberdour Silver Sands beach lies 800 meters north east of Aberdour, Fife.
Philip Halling
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Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
Paul Gillett 
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Littlehampton Coastguard Station Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Swanpool Beach
Stephen McCulloch
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Redcar Granville Beach Redcar Granville Beach lies in Redcar and Cleveland, 1 kilometers east of Redcar.
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Dave Croker
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Llwyngwril Beach
Mike Smith
Photo: Mike Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
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