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Alan Bowring
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Bracelet Bay Bracelet Bay beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Mumbles.
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Sebastian Ballard
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Littlestone Beach
Barney Moss from London UK
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Porthallow Porthallow is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble and shingle beach, approximately 150 metres wide,...
Dan Friess
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Binnel Bay This shoreline may not offer an easy entry or a suitable spot for swimming. Furthermore, it is studded with stones an...
Paul Gillett 
Photo: Paul Gillett  CC BY-SA 2.0
Littlehampton Coastguard Station Beach
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
Stephen Horncastle
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Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Ron Strutt
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St Mary's Bay (Kent) St. Mary's Bay is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay st...
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Peter Strugnell
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St Margaret`s Bay
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhossili South Beach Rhossili South Beach is in Swansea, 500 meters west of Rhossili.
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
JHannanBriggs 
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Reighton Beach Reighton Beach is in North Yorkshire, 16 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Penzance Promenade Beach
John Fielding
Photo: John Fielding CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanrhystud Beach
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