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Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Lifeboat Station Beach Redcar Lifeboat Station Beach is situated 500 meters north east of Redcar in Redcar and Cleveland.
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Gordon Hatton 
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Ardalanish Beach The beach is perfectly stunning, and on a bright day, one could easily mistake it for a beach in Barbados. To reach t...
Steve  F
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Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands is a sandy resort beach with a promenade between the Royal Harbour and marina at the south and the whi...
Andy Peacock
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Hunstanton South Beach
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Richard Slessor
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Aberdeen Beach Aberdeen Beach is situated about 600 meters north east of Hanover.
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Rwendland
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Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
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....
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