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Dave Pyper
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Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
Mike Faherty
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Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Bournemouth Fishermans Walk forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy ...
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
John Morris
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Porthselau Beach Porthselau Beach is located in Pembrokeshire 4 kilometers south west of St. David's and the Cathedral Close.
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Pam Brophy
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Tintagel Beach
Danrok
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Plemont Beach
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Philip Halling
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Crooklets Crooklets Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 310 metres wide, with a ...
Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
David Anstiss 
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Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay is a rural beach on the East coast of Kent about 5 km south of Ramsgate. The steep shingle beach is towa...
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
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