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Chris Shaw
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Porthcawl Sandy Bay Porthcawl Sandy Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 700 meters east of Porthcawl.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
Nigel Homer
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Porthluney Porthluney is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 380 metres wide. S...
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
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.
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...
Derek Harper 
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Tregantle Cliffs Beach
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
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Hartland Quay Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Jonathan Billinger
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Porthcawl Rest Bay Porthcawl Rest Bay beach lies 3 kilometers south of Kenfig, Bridgend.
Humphrey Bolton
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Burgh Island Beach Burgh Island Beach is situated about 400 meters south of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Ian Capper
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Coverack Coverack is located on the Lizard Peninsula on south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural shingle beach approximately 790...
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
wfmillar
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Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan South Beach is situated about 800 meters east of Ardrossan.
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