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Bob Jones
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Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
John McLeish
Photo: John McLeish CC BY-SA 2.0
Millport Bay
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Michael Murray
Photo: Michael Murray CC BY-SA 2.0
Trevaunance Cove
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
Paul Buckingham
Photo: Paul Buckingham CC BY-SA 2.0
Craster Beach Craster Beach is situated in the county of Northumberland, 100 meters north east of Craster.
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Clarach South Beach Clarach South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south east of Clarach.
Andy F
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Longhoughton Steel Beach
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
mattbuck category
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Windermere, Lakeside YMCA Windermere Lakeside YMCA bathing water is on the western edge of the lake in the south basin. It is a shallow sloping...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Cramond Beach Cramond Beach is 1 kilometers north of Cramond in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
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...
Tony Atkin
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Looe Plaidy Beach
Paul Beaman
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St Annes St Annes is a resort beach with a small pier extending into the Irish Sea. Sand dunes run along the edge of the sandy...
Ian Greig 
Photo: Ian Greig  CC BY-SA 2.0
Crosby Beach
Colin Vosper
Photo: Colin Vosper CC BY-SA 2.0
Ladram Bay
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