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Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
David Dixon 
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Southport Southport is a sandy beach located at the northern end of the Sefton coastline. It has a very shallow gradient with ...
Simon Carey
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Seaford Seaford, situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel, has a broad beach of sand and shingle, backed by a long...
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach is located in Dorset 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks.
Jim Champion
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Praa Sands West Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Willie Duffin 
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Portrush East Strand Beach Portrush East Strand Beach is 500 meters east of Portrush in the county of County Antrim.
Tony Hodge
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Cold Knap Beach Cold Knap Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south west of Barry.
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
nick macneill
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Newhaven West Quay Beach
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
Chris Downer 
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Lulworth Cove Lulworth Cove is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a sand and pebble resort bay, ...
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Partonez
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
Gerald England
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St Annes South Beach
Chris Gunns 
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Brewery Beach Brewery Beach is a beach in Rushen.
wfmillar
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Turnberry Beach
Tony Atkin
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Abrahams Hole Beach Abrahams Hole Beach is approximately 1000 meters south of East Portlemouth.
Tony Atkin
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Ness Cove Ness Cove is on the south coast of Devon, just south of the mouth of the Teign Estuary. It is a remote, secluded sand...
Row
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Blundellsands Crosby Beach Blundellsands Crosby Beach is situated about 6 kilometers south west of Sefton.
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