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Tony Atkin
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Abrahams Hole Beach Abrahams Hole Beach is approximately 1000 meters south of East Portlemouth.
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
Jim Champion
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Milford-on-sea Milford-on-sea is a resort beach on the Hampshire coast with views of the Isle of Wight and the Needles. The beach is...
Steve Daniels
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Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
Chris J Dixon
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Towan Beach
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
Tim Green from Bradford
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Jangye Ryne Beach
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Oast House Archive
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Pevensey Bay
Jeff Buck 
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Barkby beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Cramond Beach Cramond Beach is 1 kilometers north of Cramond in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
David Lally 
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Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Poole Sandbanks Peninsular forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Ann Cook 
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Mossyard Beach
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