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Anne Burgess 
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Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Philip Halling 
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Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
Paul McIlroy
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Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
bunberyist
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Maenporth Maenporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 200 metres wide, su...
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
ally McGurk
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Bardsea Beach Bardsea Beach lies 600 meters south east of Bardsea, Cumbria.
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Herry Lawford
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Beer Beer is in Seaton Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble and sand beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, ...
Lewis Clarke 
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Ryde Central Beach
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Chris Downer 
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Lulworth Cove Lulworth Cove is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a sand and pebble resort bay, ...
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Chris Downer
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Readymoney Cove Readymoney Cove is at the mouth of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy cove, appro...
Philip Halling
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Crooklets Crooklets Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 310 metres wide, with a ...
Colin Park
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Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
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