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Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Hove beach is west of the di...
Bob Jones
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West Mersea Beach
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
Alan Fryer
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Abererch Beach Abererch Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Pwllheli in Gwynedd.
Oliver Dixon 
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Seahouses South Beach
Keith Ruffles
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Thurso Beach
Derek Harper
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Fermain Beach
Steve Daniels
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Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Combesgate Beach is separated by cliffs from the main Woolacombe resort beach on the north coast of Devon. It is a sa...
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Simon Johnston
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Aberdour Silver Sands Aberdour Silver Sands beach lies 800 meters north east of Aberdour, Fife.
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Dr Astrid Stilma
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Camber Camber Sands is situated at the mouth of the river Rother in Rye Bay, East Sussex. The bathing water is a wide expans...
Graham Robson 
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Maryport Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandymere Beach
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