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Derek Harper
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Coastguards Beach Coastguards Beach is located in Devon 3 kilometers south east of Holbeton.
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Alexey Komarov
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Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Stephen McKay
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Mortehoe Rockham Bay
Robin Drayton
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Crackington Haven Crackington Haven is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered bay of mainly shingle, sand and pebble...
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
JThomas
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St. Combs Beach
Pam Goodey
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East Quantoxhead Beach
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove beach is situated 2 kilometers north west of Mullion in Cornwall.
Roger Davies
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Moreton Beach
June Hodge 
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Kilvickeon Beach Isle of Mull To get to Kilvickeon beach, drive along Craignure to Fionnphort road until you reach the turn off just before Bunessa...
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate Sandgate is a resort beach in the western outskirts of Folkestone, Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe...
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