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Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Chris Downer
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Durdle Door West Durdle Door West is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove
Ian S 
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Fort Victoria Woodland Beach There is a picturesque beach, whose name is not yet known, concealed within the woods. By strolling along a path, you...
Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Beach Portwrinkle Beach is approximately 800 meters south west of Crafthole.
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Beach
OLU
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Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
Roger Smith
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Seaburn - Sunderland Seaburn Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach measuring approximately 1.5 kilometres in length to the north of...
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Peter Levy
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Burnham Yacht Club Beach Burnham Yacht Club Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Burnham-on-Sea.
keith stuart
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Hartland Quay Beach
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's South Beach is the main resort beach in North Suffolk. It is a is a fine sandy beach backed by a promenad...
David Dixon 
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Formby Victoria Road Beach
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trevone Bay
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