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Alan Bowring
Photo: Alan Bowring CC BY-SA 2.0
Limpert Bay
pam fray
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West Beach, Whitstable West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wood...
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Michael Graham
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Heysham Sands Heysham Sands beach is located 600 meters west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Beach
Mick Heraty
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Patch Beach
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Chris Downer 
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Saundersfoot Glen Beach
Anthony Foster
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Seaton Sluice Beach
Garry Bye
Photo: Garry Bye CC BY-SA 3.0
Nanjizal Beach
Terry Johnson
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Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
Bob Jones
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Marazion Causeway Beach
Jim Champion
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Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach is situated 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset.
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
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