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El Pollock
Photo: El Pollock CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurstaston Beach
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Garry Bye
Photo: Garry Bye CC BY-SA 3.0
Nanjizal Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
Nicholas Mutton
Photo: Nicholas Mutton CC BY-SA 2.0
Padstow Beach
Paul Glazzard
Photo: Paul Glazzard CC BY-SA 2.0
Barmston Beach Barmston Beach is 900 meters north east of Barmston in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Gary Rogers
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Gullane Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthtowan Porthtowan is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 370 metres wide, backed by cl...
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Brenda Kock 
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Felpham The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Felpham. The bathing water i...
Phil Williams
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Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Peter S 
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Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Christopher Hilton 
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Porlock Weir Porlock Bay is between Hurlestone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porlock Weir is...
Evelyn Simak
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Cley Beach Cley Beach is located in Norfolk 1 kilometers north of Cley next the Sea.
Rob Purvis 
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Sandy Bay
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Tolcarne Tolcarne Beach, known locally as Talkarn Hole in the Rock, is located in Cornwall, England. Daily lifeguard coverage ...
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Sunderland Hendon South Beach
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