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Sarah Charlesworth
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Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Gerald England
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St Annes South Beach
Christine Matthews 
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Plymouth Hoe East Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Mawgan Porth Mawgan Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sandy beach, approximately 720 metres wide, backed by ...
Mike Pennington
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Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Terry Johnson
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Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
Philip Halling
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Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Paul Gillett 
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Littlehampton Coastguard Station Beach
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
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...
jeff collins
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Salcombe South Sands
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Julian Dowse
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Broad Haven South Beach Bask in the natural beauty of the beach with a breathtaking view of the Church Rock. This dog-friendly spot is perfec...
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
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