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Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Beach
Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
Richard Webb
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Seton Sands
Row
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Kennack Sands Kennack Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by s...
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Beach
Ian Capper
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Hemsby Hemsby is a popular resort with a wide sandy beach and is backed by dunes. Hemsby Beach is approximately 10 kilometer...
Simon Carey
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Player's Beach This beach boasts a wide stretch of sand during low tide but regrettably, it diminishes significantly during high tid...
Dr Neil Clifton
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Bispham Beach Bispham Beach is located in Blackpool 4 kilometers north of Blackpool.
Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
Keith Salvesen
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Findhorn Beach
georama
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La Haule Beach
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
Derek Harper
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Watcombe Watcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Andy Stephenson
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Lyme Regis Front Beach Lyme Regis Front Beach is to the west of Lyme Regis on the south coast of Devon. The Cobb is a curved breakwater that...
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
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