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Jennifer Luther Thomas
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Monkstone Beach
Graham Hogg 
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Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Shell Bay North Shell Bay North is at the mouth of Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It i...
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
Stephen Dawson
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Daymer Bay
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Nick R
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Avoch Beach Avoch Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 100 meters south east of Avoch.
Cameraman 
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Sandown Sandown beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is near the centre of Sandown Bay. Flanked by the pier the...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Roker - Sunderland Roker Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach approximately 1.5 kilometres in length which lies immediately nort...
Gwen and James Anderson
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Slapton Sands Monument Slapton Sands Monument is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backe...
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine West Beach
pam fray
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Tankerton Beach
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
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