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Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Steve Daniels
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Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Combesgate Beach is separated by cliffs from the main Woolacombe resort beach on the north coast of Devon. It is a sa...
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...
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Tony Maguire
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Mill Bay
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
Rwendland
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Dovercourt Dovercourt is a quiet family resort with a shelving sand and shingle beach. It is backed by a promenade and sea wall....
Paul Gillett 
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Shanklin North Beach A serene stretch of beach can be found between Sandown and Shanklin, perfect for those seeking a more tranquil enviro...
Eric Jones
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Trefor Beach
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Beach Martello Tower Clacton is a busy seaside resort. Clacton Martello tower beach is wide, sandy and gently shelving, and backed by the ...
jolmartyn
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Silverknowes Beach
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Jim Bain
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Elie Harbour Beach
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...
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
Roger Cornfoot
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Anstey\'s Cove Anstey\'s Cove beach is 2 kilometers north east of Torquay in the county of Torbay.
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
Albert Bridge 
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Crawfordsburn Beach Crawfordsburn Beach is situated in the county of County Down, 1 kilometers north of Crawfordsburn.
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