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Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sand and pebble beach, approximately 140 metres wide, ba...
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Humphrey Bolton
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Aberaeron Harbour Beach Aberaeron Harbour Beach is about 300 meters west of Aberaeron.
Richard Law
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WaterSwallows Quarry
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's South Beach is the main resort beach in North Suffolk. It is a is a fine sandy beach backed by a promenad...
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
John H Darch 
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Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
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...
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Anne Burgess 
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Traeth Lligwy Beach
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
MJ Reilly
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Walton Walton is a popular resort with the second longest pier in Britain. The beach is sandy and backed by the promenade wh...
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Peter Broster
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Tenby Harbour Beach Situated on the coast, this beach is an idyllic destination that caters to families and dog owners, with seasonal res...
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