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Rod Allday
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Porthzennor Cove Porthzennor Cove beach is 1 kilometers north of Zennor in the county of Cornwall.
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
Phil Williams
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Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
alan marshall
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Carreg Wen Beach Carreg Wen Beach is located in Gwynedd 500 meters south of Borth-y-Gêst.
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
Whatlep
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Penally Beach
ally McGurk
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Bardsea Beach Bardsea Beach lies 600 meters south east of Bardsea, Cumbria.
Mat Fascione 
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Llanddona Beach
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
Derek Harper
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Branscombe Beach Branscombe Beach is situated 800 meters south east of Branscombe in Devon.
Gwen and James Anderson
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Westhaven Beach
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
Ann Harrison
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Hopeman East Beach
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
Daniel Kraft
Photo: Daniel Kraft CC BY-SA 3.0
Shell Beach
Kenneth Allen
Photo: Kenneth Allen CC BY-SA 2.0
Portballintrae Beach Portballintrae Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 200 meters north of Portballintrae.
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