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Chris J Dixon
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Porthminster Porthminster is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, with a...
M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
R lee
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Blackpool Central Beach Blackpool Central Beach is in Blackpool, 1 kilometers south of Blackpool.
roger geach 
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Slapton Sands Monument Beach
Anne Burgess
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Findochty Beach
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
scillystuff
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Beachlands Central Beach Beachlands Central Beach lies in Hampshire, 1000 meters south west of Mengham.
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Beach Martello Tower Clacton is a busy seaside resort. Clacton Martello tower beach is wide, sandy and gently shelving, and backed by the ...
Raymond Knapman 
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Morecambe South Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Bispham Beach Bispham Beach is located in Blackpool 4 kilometers north of Blackpool.
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
John Webber
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Ryde West Beach
Richard Webb
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Whitesands
E Gammie
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Fairbourne Beach
Peter Smyly
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Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
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