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Rod Allday
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Cawsand Beach Cawsand Beach is approximately 200 meters south east of Cawsand.
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Philip Halling
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Combe Martin Beach Combe Martin Beach is in Devon, 2 kilometers west of Combe Martin.
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
Richard Webb
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Gosford Sands
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
Dave Smethurst
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Traeth Tywyn Mawr Beach
peter robinson 
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea North Beach
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Andy F
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Sennen Sennen Cove is 1.6 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 940...
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
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...
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands Paignton Preston Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by ...
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Tony Atkin
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Looe Plaidy Beach
Derek Harper
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Porthpean Beach Porthpean Beach is situated 1 kilometers south of Charlestown in Cornwall.
Duncan MacDonald
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Golspie South Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Bournemouth Boscombe Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy be...
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
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