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Tony Maguire
Photo: Tony Maguire CC BY-SA 2.0
Mill Bay
Colin Smith
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Collieston Beach Collieston Beach is situated about 200 meters south east of Collieston.
ronnie leask
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Lundin Links Beach
Richard Webb 
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Coldingham Beach Coldingham Beach is located in Scottish Borders 700 meters south of St. Abbs.
Rwendland
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Dovercourt Dovercourt is a quiet family resort with a shelving sand and shingle beach. It is backed by a promenade and sea wall....
MDS
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is 1 kilometers west of Clevedon in the county of North Somerset.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
Andy Stephenson
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White Strand Beach
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
OLU
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Aberystwyth South Beach Aberystwyth South Beach is approximately 600 meters south west of Aberystwyth.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
Joe Pritchard
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Carbis Bay Carbis Bay beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately one kil...
Maurice D Budden 
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Greenaway Beach
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
DS Pugh
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Llandanwg Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Sarah Smith 
Photo: Sarah Smith  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
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