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Bob Crook
Photo: Bob Crook CC BY-SA 2.0
Caister Point Caister-on-Sea is a small family beach resort and the sandy beach is backed by dunes. Caister Point beach is situated...
Anne Burgess
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Portmahomack Beach Portmahomack Beach is 300 meters south of Portmahomack in the county of Highland.
georama
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La Haule Beach
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Darren Rosson
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Trevone Bay Trevone Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 170 metres wide, in a...
Ray Stanton
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Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
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...
Ken Grainger
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Burnham Jetty North Beach Burnham Jetty North Beach is located in Somerset 100 meters south west of Burnham-on-Sea.
Eric Jones
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Trearddur Bay
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
Eric Jones
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Traeth Llydan Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Croyde Bay Croyde Bay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 670 metres wide, backed with dun...
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Lisa Jarvis
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St Abbs Beach
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Mothecombe is at the mouth of the Erme Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 3...
Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
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