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Derek Harper
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Porthpean Beach Porthpean Beach is situated 1 kilometers south of Charlestown in Cornwall.
Andrea Hope
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Low Newton Beach
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Lee Mills
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Scarborough South Bay Scarborough South Beach is a popular resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 0.5 kilometres in length wit...
Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
James Denham 
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Carnoustie Beach Carnoustie Beach is situated about 400 meters south east of Carnoustie.
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Elliott Simpson 
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Hunstanton Main Beach Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort with a largely sandy beach and is one of the few beaches in No...
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Derek Harper
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St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
John Fielding
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Llanrhystud Beach
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
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...
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
Philip Halling 
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Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
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