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Julian P Guffogg
Photo: Julian P Guffogg CC BY-SA 2.0
Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Hugh Craddock
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Daymer Bay Daymer Bay is at the mouth of the River Camel opposite the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall. This is a ...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
Arriva
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Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
gary radford
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Sheringham Sheringham is a former fishing village, but is now a seaside town which still has fishing and crab boats plying trade...
Martin Bodman
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Gammons Head Beach
Andy Peacock
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Hunstanton South Beach
Ray Stanton
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Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Julian Dowse
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Holkham Gap
Steve Daniels 
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Shanklin Shanklin beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is towards the south of Sandown Bay. The southern half of...
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Beach
Chris Gunns 
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Brewery Beach Brewery Beach is a beach in Rushen.
Philip Halling 
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Sugary Cove
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
Mick Heraty
Photo: Mick Heraty CC BY-SA 2.0
Patch Beach
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Whale Chine Although the beach has become somewhat inaccessible from the top due to erosion, it can still be reached by walking a...
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