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10 best beaches in UK - revealed

No need to jet off to find sea, sand and a beautiful backdrop - a list of the 10 best UK beaches has just been revealed by TripAdvisor.
By Helen Glaberson
Body of water, Coastal and oceanic landforms, Coast, Shore, Water, Sand, Tourism, Bay, Beach, Ocean,
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1. Woolacombe Beach, Woolacombe, Devon

Coastal and oceanic landforms, Coast, Water, Shore, Sand, Ocean, Beach, Sea, Azure, Bay,
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2. Weymouth Beach, Weymouth, Dorset

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3. Rhossili Bay, Rhossili, Swansea

Mountainous landforms, Landscape, Hill, Sand, Highland, Ecoregion, Slope, Grassland, Khaki, Shore,
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4. St. Brelade's Bay Beach, St. Brelade, Jersey

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5. Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall

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6. Perranporth Beach, Perranporth, Cornwall

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7. Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall

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8. Luskentyre, Isle of Harris

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9. Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth, Dorset

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10. Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset

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