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Dannie Calder
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Barassie Beach Barassie Beach is situated in the county of South Ayrshire, 1 kilometers north of Troon.
Martin Bodman
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Mewslade Bay East Beach
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Steve  F
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Aberystwyth Tanybwlch Beach Aberystwyth Tanybwlch Beach is 1 kilometers south of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Alan Sillitoe
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Arnside Beach Arnside Beach is situated about 1 kilometers north of Arnside.
RichTea
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Praa Sands East Beach Praa Sands East Beach lies 3 kilometers south west of Breage, Cornwall.
Tony Atkin
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Ness Cove Ness Cove is on the south coast of Devon, just south of the mouth of the Teign Estuary. It is a remote, secluded sand...
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
Shirley Grant
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Traigh Bhan Na Sgurra or Scoor The Gaelic name "Rocky White Beach" perfectly describes the picturesque Scoor beach located on the southern coast of ...
Ross
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Ballywalter Beach Ballywalter Beach is situated about 600 meters south east of Ballywalter.
Adrian and Janet Quantock
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
Anne Burgess
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Burghead Beach Burghead Beach is 800 meters south of Burghead in the county of Moray.
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
Tom Jolliffe
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Sedgwell Cove
Robin Lucas
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Gorran Haven Beach
Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Minehead Terminus Beach
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