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Andy Beecroft
Photo: Andy Beecroft CC BY-SA 2.0
Filey Filey Beach is an extensive sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is 850 metre...
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
Graham Taylor
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Torbay Crawley Woods Beach
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
James Denham 
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Carnoustie Beach Carnoustie Beach is situated about 400 meters south east of Carnoustie.
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Philip Halling
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Crooklets Crooklets Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 310 metres wide, with a ...
Steve Daniels
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Bognor Regis (Aldwick) The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Bognor Regis. The beac...
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Ian Capper
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Coverack Coverack is located on the Lizard Peninsula on south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural shingle beach approximately 790...
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
Paul Beaman
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St Annes St Annes is a resort beach with a small pier extending into the Irish Sea. Sand dunes run along the edge of the sandy...
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Cley Beach Cley Beach is located in Norfolk 1 kilometers north of Cley next the Sea.
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Roger May
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Barrow-in-Furness Beach Barrow-in-Furness Beach is located in Cumbria 2 kilometers north west of Barrow-in-Furness.
Ashley Dace 
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Minehead Terminus Beach
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
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