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Stuart Wilding
Photo: Stuart Wilding CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ninians Isle Beach
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Diliff
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Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Stephen McKay 
Photo: Stephen McKay  CC BY-SA 2.0
Stonehaven Central Beach
hayley green 
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Thornwick Bay
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...
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
Chris Plunkett
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Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ronan's Bay The beach located beneath the village of Baille Mor, adjacent to the bustling ferry pier, features stunning rocky whi...
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Andrew Whale
Photo: Andrew Whale CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate West Beach
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Bob Jones
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Rosehearty Beach Rosehearty Beach is located 200 meters north east of Rosehearty in the county of Aberdeenshire.
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Derek Harper
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Porthpean Beach Porthpean Beach is situated 1 kilometers south of Charlestown in Cornwall.
Steve Houldsworth 
Photo: Steve Houldsworth  CC BY-SA 2.0
Rockcliffe Beach Rockcliffe Beach is 100 meters south of Rockcliffe in the county of Dumfries and Galloway.
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