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Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Minster Leas Beach
Trevor Rickard
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New Quay Harbour Beach
James Denham 
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Eyemouth Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey`s Bay Mother Ivey's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 480 metres wide, backed...
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Richard Croft 
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is two kilometres i...
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
mattbuck category
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Southend Chalkwell Beach
James Denham 
Photo: James Denham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Peter Thornton
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Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Chris Gunns
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Whale Chine Although the beach has become somewhat inaccessible from the top due to erosion, it can still be reached by walking a...
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Ayr Beach Ayr Beach is located in South Ayrshire 800 meters south west of Ayr.
Nick Smith
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Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Chris Heaton
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Druridge Bay South Duridge Bay South Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
Steve Daniels 
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Herne Bay Central Beach Herne Bay Central Beach is approximately 800 meters west of Herne Bay.
Des Colhoun
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Lossiemouth East Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Hove Beach
Ulrich Hartmann
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann CC BY-SA 2.0
Trebarwith Strand Trebarwith Strand is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote, sandy bay, approximately 800 metres wide,...
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