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Tiia Monto
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Swansea County Hall Beach
Danrok
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Plemont Beach
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Sue Adair
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Glenarm Beach
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Bob Embleton
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Brook Chine This stunning beach boasts natural cliffs, and if rumors are to be believed, even dinosaur remains. One can relish in...
Ulrich Hartmann
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Portholland Beach Portholland Beach is 3 kilometers north east of Veryan in the county of Cornwall.
Philip Halling
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Combe Martin Beach Combe Martin Beach is in Devon, 2 kilometers west of Combe Martin.
Ian Andrews 
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Carsaig Bay This picturesque stretch of land boasts a rich and verdant oasis, predominantly comprised of stone beach with a modes...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Chris J Dixon
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Shorthorn Beach Shorthorn beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 630 metres wide, backed ...
Betty Longbottom
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Blackpool North Beach Blackpool North Beach lies 600 meters north west of Blackpool, Blackpool.
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Reading Tom from Reading UK
Photo: Reading Tom from Reading UK CC BY 2.0
Point of Ayr Beach
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