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El Pollock
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Wallasey Beach
Scott Rimmer
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Runswick Bay Runswick Bay beach is situated about 36 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Portwrinkle is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately one kilometre wide, ...
Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Alexander P Kapp
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Skinburness Beach
Dave Croker 
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Rhossili North Beach Rhossili North Beach is situated about 2 kilometers south west of Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton.
Penny Mayes
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Seaton (Cornwall) Seaton is at the mouth of the River Seaton on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately ...
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Darren Rosson
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Harlyn Bay Harlyn Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a large fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 770 metres wide,...
Alison Rawson
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Littlestone Littlestone-on-Sea is a resort beach in the middle of a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe ...
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby South Beach Allonby South Beach is in Cumbria 3 kilometers north of Birkby.
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Andy F
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Longhoughton Steel Beach
Simon Carey
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Beachlands West Beach Beachlands West Beach is 6 kilometers south of Havant in the county of Hampshire.
N Chadwick 
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Beadnell Beach Beadnell Beach is situated in the county of Northumberland, 900 meters south east of Beadnell.
Kate Jewell
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Gorran Haven Little Perhaver Gorran Haven Little Perhaver is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately ...
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
Nigel Chadwick
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St Mildred's Bay, Westgate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
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