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Robin Lucas
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Skrinkle Beach
Malc McDonald 
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Worthing West Parade Beach
Peter Wannop 
Photo: Peter Wannop  CC BY-SA 2.0
Selwicks Bay
Ann Harrison
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Hopeman East Beach
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Bournemouth Boscombe Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy be...
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
Phil Catterall
Photo: Phil Catterall CC BY-SA 2.0
Skinningrove Beach
Mike Dodman
Photo: Mike Dodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Jeff Tomlinson
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
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...
Iain Lees 
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Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The ...
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Chris Downer 
Photo: Chris Downer  CC BY-SA 2.0
Reeth Bay This serene beach lies in a remote location and boasts quaint boats and a rugged seawall. The beach is bordered by de...
eswales 
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Aberavon Beach
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