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Simon Carey
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Seaford Seaford, situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel, has a broad beach of sand and shingle, backed by a long...
Bob Jones
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Marazion Causeway Beach
Tony Maguire
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Bigbury-on-Sea North Bigbury-on-Sea North is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Dave Fergusson 
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Mellon Udrigle Beach
Stephen McKay 
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Stonehaven Central Beach
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
OLU
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Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Robin Lucas
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Skrinkle Beach
Martin Bodman
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Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
JHannanBriggs 
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Huttoft Beach
Sheila Russell
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Mexico Towans Mexico Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
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