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Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
Kate Jewell
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Little Fistral Beach Located to the north of the renowned Fistral Beach of Newquay, lies the picturesque Little Fistral beach. Accessible ...
Maurice D Budden 
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Downderry Beach
Alison Rawson
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Littlestone Littlestone-on-Sea is a resort beach in the middle of a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe ...
Maigheachgheal 
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Penbryn Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Jacobs Ladder is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 490 metres wide, backed by cliffs. ...
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
JThomas
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Sandend Bay
Stephen McKay 
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Stonehaven Central Beach
Roger W Haworth
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Tal-y-bont Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Goodrington Goodrington is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by Good...
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
Sally 
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Alum Bay Take a leisurely chairlift ride down to the multi-colored sands of the beach. Enjoy a relaxing boat ride out to the n...
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Frinton is a quiet family resort. The beach is gently shelving and sandy. The beach is backed by the promenade and sl...
Penny Mayes
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Aberystwyth North Beach Aberystwyth North Beach is located 600 meters north west of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
Eric Jones
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Menai Bridge St Georges Pier Beach
Andy Radcliffe
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Kirk Michael Beach
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