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Chris Downer
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Bournemouth East Cliff Beach Bournemouth East Cliff Beach is situated about 6 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Dalton Burn Beach
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Pam Goodey
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East Quantoxhead Beach
Ian Greig 
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Penmaenmawr Beach
Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendower Carne Beach
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Russell Lett
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Muchalls Beach
Nigel Homer
Photo: Nigel Homer CC BY-SA 2.0
Peel Fenella Beach
Gary Rogers
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Lusty Glaze Lusty Glaze is a picturesque Cornish beach, known locally as Lostyn Glas - which translates to a place to view blue b...
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