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Deborah Tilley
Photo: Deborah Tilley CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanelli Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Pelham Beach is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly sh...
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Stray Redcar Stray is the southernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slo...
Des Colhoun
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Lossiemouth East Beach
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Mexico Towan Beach
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The bathing water is pred...
Martin Bodman
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Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
OLU
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Southwick Beach
Brian
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Polpeor Beach Polpeor Beach is situated 100 meters west of Lizard in Cornwall.
Dieter Hoegerle
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Polperro Beach Polperro Beach lies in Cornwall, 2 kilometers south east of Polperro.
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
Bob Jones
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Felixstowe South Beach
JHannanBriggs 
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Huttoft Beach
Trevor Rickard 
Photo: Trevor Rickard  CC BY-SA 2.0
Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Richard Newall
Photo: Richard Newall CC BY-SA 2.0
Bridlington South Beach Bridlington South Beach is situated 900 meters south east of Bridlington in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Nigel Chadwick
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Reculver Beach Reculver Beach is a beach in Kent.
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