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Tim Green from Bradford
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Jangye Ryne Beach
Paul Thomson
Photo: Paul Thomson CC BY-SA 2.0
Seamill Beach
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
John Holmes
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Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Peter Jordan
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Barton on Sea Beach Barton on Sea Beach is located 2 kilometers south of New Milton in the county of Hampshire.
Andy Radcliffe
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Kirk Michael Beach
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Hove Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Hove beach is west of the di...
E Gammie 
Photo: E Gammie  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hythe Beach
Mick Heraty
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Patch Beach
Steve Daniels
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Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
Rob Purvis 
Photo: Rob Purvis  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandy Bay
Nigel Chadwick
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Walpole Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
Photo: Jonathan Thacker  CC BY-SA 2.0
Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Dara Jasumani
Photo: Dara Jasumani CC BY-SA 2.0
Westdale Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendine Sands
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