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Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Nigel Brown 
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Little Quay Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Y...
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Robin Drayton 
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Traeth Llyfn Beach
Philip Halling
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Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
Alan Stewart
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Croggan Beach This particular beach boasts a tranquil and isolated location, accessible by parking at Croggan and embarking on a le...
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Stray Beach Redcar Stray Beach is 2 kilometers east of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Gerry Lewis
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Gurnard Gurnard is a small resort situated on the Isle of Wight, west of Cowes, facing across the Solent to the New Forest sh...
JThomas
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St. Combs Beach
William Pugh
Photo: William Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Tywyn Beach
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