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Sarah Charlesworth
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Ganavan Beach
David Lally
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The Bar
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Beach Porthcurnick Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Gerrans.
Martin Bodman
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Mewslade Bay East Beach
Martin Bodman
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Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 900 metres wide, with rock groynes ...
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Ian Cunliffe
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Portloe Beach Portloe Beach is situated 1 kilometers south east of Veryan in Cornwall.
Robert Guthrie
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White Strand of the Monks Located on the eastern side of Iona, to the north of the Iona Abbey, lies a pristine white sandy beach that offers br...
Christine Courtney 
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Amlwch Beach Amlwch Beach is a beach in Isle of Anglesey.
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Alan Hughes
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Fall Bay
Peter Church
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Robin Hood\'s Bay Robin Hood\'s Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 19 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
Tiia Monto
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Swansea County Hall Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Eric Jones 
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Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
Mike Faherty 
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Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
Ross
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Ballywalter Beach Ballywalter Beach is situated about 600 meters south east of Ballywalter.
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