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Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Swanpool Beach
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Norton Beach
Fossick OU
Photo: Fossick OU CC BY-SA 3.0
Peter\'s Point
Derek Harper 
Photo: Derek Harper  CC BY-SA 2.0
Wringcliff Beach
Bob Jones
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Rinsey Head Beach Rinsey Head Beach is situated about 3 kilometers south west of Breage.
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
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...
Phil Thirkell
Photo: Phil Thirkell CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Short Sands
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Tony Maguire
Photo: Tony Maguire CC BY-SA 2.0
Bigbury-on-Sea North Bigbury-on-Sea North is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Chris Gunns
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Glen Wyllin Beach
Nick R
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Traigh a Mhill Nestled in seclusion lies a charming inlet boasting pristine white sands and deep waters. Aptly named "Inlet of the r...
Robin Webster
Photo: Robin Webster CC BY-SA 2.0
Worthing The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area with the town centre c...
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
jeff collins
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Salcombe South Sands
Simon Huguet
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Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
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...
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