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Zorba the Geek 
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Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve Nestled amidst the picturesque coast of Norfolk, Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve stands as an epitome of na...
Chris Downer 
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Saundersfoot Glen Beach
Darren Rosson
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Freathy Beach
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Andy Stephenson
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White Strand Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove Trevaunance Cove is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 250 metres wide...
Paul Gillett 
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Saltdean Beach
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
John Allan
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Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trebarwith Strand Trebarwith Strand is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote, sandy bay, approximately 800 metres wide,...
Herry Lawford
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Beer Beach Beer Beach is situated about 1 kilometers east of Beer.
Derek Harper 
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Tregantle Cliffs Beach
Stephen Dawson
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Daymer Bay
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
Simon Carey
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Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach is 2 kilometers east of Rose Green in the county of West Sussex.
Alan Heardman
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Anderby Anderby beach is a quiet beach between Skegness and Mablethorpe. It is a sandy beach with dunes. Anderby Beach is in ...
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
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