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Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Nigel Mykura
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West Bay (West) West Bay (West) is next to Bridport Harbour in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a pebble, shingle and sand beach r...
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
Richard Croft 
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is two kilometres i...
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
Graham Robson 
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Maryport Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
Tony Atkin
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The Serpentine - Hyde Park The bathing area, known as the Lido, is a rectangular area about 100 metres long and 30 metres wide on the southern b...
flipflopnick
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Windermere, Fellfoot Windermere Fellfoot bathing water is located at the southern end of the lake. There is a National Trust park leading ...
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Tom Pennington
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Manorbier Beach Manorbier Beach has been honored with the Green Coast Award for its pristine, eco-conscious environment. It is a fami...
Florian Pépellin
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Greve de Lecq Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Minehead Terminus Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
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