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Colin MacInnes
Photo: Colin MacInnes CC BY-SA 2.0
Embo Beach
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Wherry Town Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Nigel Homer
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Peel Fenella Beach
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Gaddings Dam
Jim Strang 
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West Voe Sands
Bob Embleton
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Archirondel Beach Archirondel Beach lies 2 kilometers east of St. Martin, Jersey.
Jim Champion
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Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach is situated 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks in Dorset.
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands beach lies in Dorset, 2 kilometers west of Turlin Moor.
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Robin Stott 
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Shaldon Shaldon is at the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 1.3 kilo...
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
Robin Lucas
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Aber Mawr Beach Aber Mawr Beach is approximately 3 kilometers south of Pencaer.
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses South Beach
Mat Fascione 
Photo: Mat Fascione  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinmel Bay
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