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Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
Alan Bowring
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Bracelet Bay Bracelet Bay beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Mumbles.
Gerald England
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Fidden Beach This magnificent beach boasts vast stretches of glistening white sand, punctuated by magnificent pink granite outcrop...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Barry Shimmon
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Blackgang Beach Nestled between Blackgang and Rocken End, there lies a stunning shingle beach that many locals refer to as both Black...
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Simon Carey
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Newhaven Central Beach
Sally 
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Alum Bay Take a leisurely chairlift ride down to the multi-colored sands of the beach. Enjoy a relaxing boat ride out to the n...
JThomas 
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Cambois North Beach Cambois North Beach is approximately 4 kilometers north of Blyth.
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon South Beach
bunberyist
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Gyllyngvase Gyllyngvase is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by t...
Ian S 
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Fort Victoria Woodland Beach There is a picturesque beach, whose name is not yet known, concealed within the woods. By strolling along a path, you...
Simon Carey 
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Brighton Kemptown Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Br...
Ian Murfitt 
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Largo East Beach
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