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Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Alan Fryer
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Abererch Beach Abererch Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Pwllheli in Gwynedd.
Simon Carey
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St Leonards St. Leonards is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wi...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Paul Gillett
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Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
Philip Halling 
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Godrevy Towans Godrevy Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach, approximately 600 metres wide. Backed ...
Chris Downer
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Readymoney Cove Readymoney Cove is at the mouth of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy cove, appro...
Ian Greig 
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Penmaenmawr Beach
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
David Dixon 
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Osborne Bay The beach is an excellent destination for individuals resembling Queen Victoria. It boasts a beautiful scenery, howev...
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Shirley  Millie
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Highcliffe Highcliffe is a popular resort beach on the east Dorset coast, looking out across Christchurch Bay with views of the ...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
OLU
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Southwick Beach
Peter Levy
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Burnham Yacht Club Beach Burnham Yacht Club Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Burnham-on-Sea.
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