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Ian Balcombe
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Keiss Beach
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
Jim Champion
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Vault Beach Vault Beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and shingle beach, approximately 730 metres wide, ...
mike hancock
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Shorthorn Beach
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
Des Colhoun
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Lossiemouth East Beach
Simon Carey
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Dymchurch Beach
MichaelMaggs
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Mundesley Mundesley is a popular traditional seaside resort with a sandy beach and tidal pools. It is backed by a raised promen...
Jim Champion
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Praa Sands West Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Ashley Dace
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Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's beach north of Claremont Pier is a wide gently sloping sandy beach backed by the promenade and Victorian ...
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Mike Faherty 
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Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Janet Richardson
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Bexhill Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow ...
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
Oliver Dixon 
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Dale Beach Experience an array of amenities and activities at our breathtaking beach, which has been awarded the Blue Flag Award...
Gary Rogers
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Ainsdale Beach Ainsdale Beach is about 13 kilometers north west of Sefton.
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
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