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Mary and Angus Hogg
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Croy Beach
Chris Downer
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Readymoney Cove Readymoney Cove is at the mouth of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy cove, appro...
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Beach
Simon Carey
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Seaford Seaford, situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel, has a broad beach of sand and shingle, backed by a long...
Robert Lamb
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Westbrook Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Michael HillKing
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Samson
Robin Webster 
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Bexhill Beach Bexhill Beach lies 700 meters south east of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Maurice D Budden 
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Downderry Downderry is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand, shingle and pebble beach, approximately 1.1 kilomet...
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Ian Paterson
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Eastbourne Beach
E Gammie
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Fairbourne Beach
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Pauline Eccles
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The Cwm Nestled within a secluded area lies The Cwm, a charming beach that boasts a unique and rustic touch with a disused li...
Rod Allday
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Chapel Porth Beach Chapel Porth Beach is 3 kilometers west of St. Agnes in the county of Cornwall.
Des Colhoun
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Lossiemouth East Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Beach
Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
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