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Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Alan MurrayRust
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
Chris Gunns 
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Brewery Beach Brewery Beach is a beach in Rushen.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Porthoustack is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble beach, approximately 240 metres wide, backed by...
JHannanBriggs 
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Huttoft Beach
Ron Speed
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Scarborough Harbour Beach
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
Alan Heardman
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Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a popular resort with a gently sloping sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and gardens, an...
alan fairweather
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New Brighton Beach
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
Anne Burgess
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Balmedie Beach Balmedie Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north east of Balmedie.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
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