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John Davies
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Holland Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Albert Bridge 
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Crawfordsburn Beach Crawfordsburn Beach is situated in the county of County Down, 1 kilometers north of Crawfordsburn.
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
Ken Grainger
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Burnham Jetty North Beach Burnham Jetty North Beach is located in Somerset 100 meters south west of Burnham-on-Sea.
Bob Parkes
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East Wittering Beach
Clive Perrin
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach, approximately...
Barry Shimmon
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Blackgang Beach Nestled between Blackgang and Rocken End, there lies a stunning shingle beach that many locals refer to as both Black...
Roger Cornfoot
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Anstey's Cove (Torquay) Anstey's Cove is between Babbacombe and Torquay and is a small rocky beach, approximately 120 metres wide, nestling b...
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Mick Heraty
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Patch Beach
Simon Leatherdale
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Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
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 ...
Anne Burgess
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Balmedie Beach Balmedie Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north east of Balmedie.
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