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Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Coverack Beach Coverack Beach lies in Cornwall, 100 meters north of Coverack.
georama
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Beauport Beach Beauport Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of St. Brelade in Jersey.
David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
Mel Stevens
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Eastney The bathing water is situated in the southeast corner of Portsea Island which is part of the city of Portsmouth. The ...
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Beach - Burton Bradstock Visitors are welcome to bring their dogs to the front of the cliffs throughout the entire year. However, it is import...
Dr Neil Clifton 
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Porthallow Beach Porthallow Beach is 2 kilometers north west of Porthoustock in the county of Cornwall.
Paul Thomson
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Seamill Beach
Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
andrew auger
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Bowleaze Cove Bowleaze Cove is just east Weymouth on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately one kilo...
pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Peter Facey
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East Head Beach
Jon Carslake
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Booby\'s Beach Booby\'s Beach is 1 kilometers west of Constantine Bay in the county of Cornwall.
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Roger W Haworth
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St Annes North The bathing water is extremely flat in profile and sandy with up to 300 metres of sand exposed at low tide. Sand dune...
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
Adrian Cable
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Dunwich Beach
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
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