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Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Richard Croft 
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is two kilometres i...
Mike Pennington
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Ainsdale The bathing water is a resort beach on the Sefton coastline in North West England. Ainsdale beach has a large expanse...
Bob Jenkins
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Blackpool South Beach Blackpool South Beach is situated in the county of Blackpool, 3 kilometers south of Blackpool.
Richard Webb 
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Spittal Quay Beach
Chris Gunns
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Laxey Beach
Alan Bowring
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Bracelet Bay Bracelet Bay beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Mumbles.
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Mothecombe is at the mouth of the Erme Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 3...
Ashley Dace
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Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's beach north of Claremont Pier is a wide gently sloping sandy beach backed by the promenade and Victorian ...
Anne Burgess
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Balmedie Beach Balmedie Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north east of Balmedie.
Nigel Chadwick
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Hampton Pier East Beach
JHannanBriggs 
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Huttoft Beach
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Tony Atkin
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Porthtowan Porthtowan is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 370 metres wide, backed by cl...
Lis Burke
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Leven East Beach
E Gammie
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Fairbourne Beach
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hartlepool North Sands
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