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Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Durdle Door West Durdle Door West is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope Beach
Yvonne Wakefield 
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Ballycastle Beach Ballycastle Beach is in County Antrim 1 kilometers north east of Ballycastle.
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Tunstall is currently closed, there is no safe access to bathers due to coastal erosion. Tunstall Beach is a long rur...
JThomas
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Nairn Central Beach
Graham Taylor
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Colwyn Bay Pier Beach Colwyn Bay Pier Beach is 400 meters north east of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunnet Bay
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
Alan Heardman
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Moggs Eye Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and un...
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Jeff Buck 
Photo: Jeff Buck  CC BY-SA 2.0
Barkby beach
Chris J Dixon
Photo: Chris J Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
Nigel Chadwick
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Herne Bay Central The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The shingle beach is gent...
Row
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Porthgwarra Beach Porthgwarra Beach is 2 kilometers south of Porthcurno in the county of Cornwall.
Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Greenaway Beach
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