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Martin Bodman
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Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
David Hawgood
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Hightown Beach Hightown Beach is in Sefton 600 meters south west of Hightown.
Michael Beckwith
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Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
Darren Rosson
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Harlyn Bay Harlyn Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a large fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 770 metres wide,...
Roger W Haworth
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St Annes North The bathing water is extremely flat in profile and sandy with up to 300 metres of sand exposed at low tide. Sand dune...
Maurice D Budden 
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Downderry Beach
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
Mick Garratt
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Scarborough South Sands
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Chris Downer
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Shoeburyness Beach
Peter Church 
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Sandilands
David Lally 
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Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Poole Sandbanks Peninsular forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Christine Matthews
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Brighton Central Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Central beach is we...
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank 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...
Dave Fergusson 
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Mellon Udrigle Beach
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