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Graham Horn
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Ladram Bay Ladram Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a small beach resort, approximately 145 metres wide, backed by cliff...
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Derek Harper
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Hollicombe Hollicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach with rock pools, approximately 400 metres wide, backed...
Keith Burns
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Peffersands
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
Tony Atkin
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Talland Bay
Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Dave Smethurst
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Ardwell Bay Ardwell Bay beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Brian
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Polpeor Beach Polpeor Beach is situated 100 meters west of Lizard in Cornwall.
Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Bob Embleton
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Archirondel Beach Archirondel Beach lies 2 kilometers east of St. Martin, Jersey.
Paul Gillett
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Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
David Hawgood
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Hightown Beach Hightown Beach is in Sefton 600 meters south west of Hightown.
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
subberculture
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Portobello East Beach Portobello East Beach is approximately 800 meters east of Portobello.
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