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Martin Pearman
Photo: Martin Pearman CC BY-SA 2.0
Heacham South Beach
Michael HillKing
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Samson
Ross
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Groomsport Beach
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
Philip Halling
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Crooklets Crooklets Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 310 metres wide, with a ...
ally McGurk
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Bardsea Beach Bardsea Beach lies 600 meters south east of Bardsea, Cumbria.
Immanuel Giel
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Morecambe South The bathing water at Morecambe South is gently sloping and with small pebbles. There is a strip of beach exposed thro...
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 Downer 
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Saundersfoot Glen Beach
Mark Pilbeam
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Watershoot Bay The secluded rocky beach can be found by traversing a complex network of footpaths from Old Blackgang Road Car Park, ...
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Graham Ellis
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Troon South Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Iain Lees 
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Sandbanks Beach Dog Exercising Area - Poole Visitors to this splendid beach are pleased to find a dedicated dog-friendly section that remains open throughout the...
Euan Nelson
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Leven West Beach
Simon Leatherdale
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Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
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