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Gerald England
Photo: Gerald England CC BY-SA 2.0
Paignton Sands
Crispin Purdye
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Polridmouth Beach Polridmouth Beach is located in Cornwall 1 kilometers south of Fowey.
Julian P Guffogg
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Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Nigel Chadwick
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Broadstairs, Stone Bay Stone Bay in Broadstairs is a 600 metre sandy bay above a wave-cut rock platform, backed by a promenade and white cha...
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
El Pollock
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Wallasey Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
Row
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Polnare Cove
Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Robert Lamb
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Westbrook Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
Photo: Matt Buck from London United Kingdom CC BY-SA 2.0
Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
ValP
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Porthcothan Beach Porthcothan Beach is located in Cornwall 5 kilometers north west of St. Eval.
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
Mary and Angus Hogg
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Croy Beach
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...
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