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Dmitrij M
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Ingoldmells South Ingoldmells South Beach is a busy resort town on a fairly developed stretch of coastline. The sandy beach is backed b...
Trish Steel
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Christchurch Avon Beach Christchurch Avon Beach is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide from ...
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Jim Strang 
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West Voe Sands
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Mothecombe is at the mouth of the Erme Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 3...
Richard Webb
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Billow Ness Beach Billow Ness Beach lies 700 meters south of Anstruther, Fife.
Nigel Mykura
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West Bay (West) West Bay (West) is next to Bridport Harbour in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a pebble, shingle and sand beach r...
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
Derek Harper
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Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Tony Atkin 
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Lynmouth Lynmouth is a small resort bay on the edge of Exmoor National Park on the north coast of Devon. The bay is sheltered ...
Bob Crook
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Caister Point Caister-on-Sea is a small family beach resort and the sandy beach is backed by dunes. Caister Point beach is situated...
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Martello Tower Beach Clacton Martello Tower Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Clacton-on-Sea.
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Oxyman
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Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) The Mixed Pond is one of a series of ponds in the south-west corner of Hampstead Heath formed by the damming of the H...
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
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