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Crispin Purdye
Photo: Crispin Purdye CC BY-SA 2.0
Polridmouth Beach Polridmouth Beach is located in Cornwall 1 kilometers south of Fowey.
Gerald England
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St Annes South Beach
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Richard Humphrey 
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Scratby Beach
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
Darren Rosson
Photo: Darren Rosson CC BY-SA 2.0
Harlyn Bay Harlyn Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a large fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 770 metres wide,...
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Richard Webb
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Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Peter Watkins
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Cotswold Country Park and Beach The bathing water is in Keynes Lake 32 in the Cotswolds Water Park near Somerford Keynes. The beach is 140 metres lon...
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Jersey Marine East Beach
Richard Law
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WaterSwallows Quarry
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Whitecliff Bay At the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, Whitecliffe Bay is famous for the well-exposed sedimentary rock sequence whi...
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Steve  F
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Sunderland Roker Beach
Chris Downer 
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Branksome Dene Beach - Bournemouth Dogs are welcome at this beach throughout the year.
Trish Steel
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Great Yarmouth North Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth North beach is wide and san...
Ian S 
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Fort Victoria Woodland Beach There is a picturesque beach, whose name is not yet known, concealed within the woods. By strolling along a path, you...
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
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