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Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Dr Neil Clifton
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 330 metres wide, surrounded...
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Ryde Central Beach
Des Colhoun
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Banff Bridge Beach Banff Bridge Beach is located in Aberdeenshire 500 meters east of Banff.
Mick Garratt
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Scarborough South Sands
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
Colin Hanson
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Prestatyn Barkby Beach Prestatyn Barkby Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Prestatyn.
Tim Marchant
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Felixstowe South Felixstowe is a resort town but is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
PAUL FARMER
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Deal Castle Beach
Nilfanion
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Readymoney Beach Readymoney Beach is located in Cornwall 900 meters south of Fowey.
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Richard Webb
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St Ronan's Bay The beach located beneath the village of Baille Mor, adjacent to the bustling ferry pier, features stunning rocky whi...
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
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