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Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
Eric Jones
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Menai Bridge St Georges Pier Beach
Roger Smith
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Seaburn - Sunderland Seaburn Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach measuring approximately 1.5 kilometres in length to the north of...
OLU
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Llanina Beach
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
pep
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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
Andy F
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Longhoughton Steel Beach
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
derek menzies
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Portpatrick Beach Portpatrick Beach is situated 300 meters south west of Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway.
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Rwendland
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Dovercourt Dovercourt is a quiet family resort with a shelving sand and shingle beach. It is backed by a promenade and sea wall....
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
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