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David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Pam Brophy
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Caswell Bay Caswell Bay beach lies 1 kilometers south west of Newton, Swansea.
Tony Atkin
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Talland Bay
Maurice D Budden 
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Downderry Beach
Derek Harper
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Maidencombe Beach
Roger Cornfoot
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Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove is at the mouth of the River Dart on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and shin...
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Richard Webb
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Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Jaywick is a small coastal village with large caravan parks to the west. The quiet and sandy beach has recently been ...
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Row
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Kennack Sands Kennack Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by s...
DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Hampton Pier East Beach
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a small pebbled cove, approximately 500 metres wide, nea...
Ray Beer
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Church Ope Cove Church Ope Cove is on the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered pebble beach, approximately 700 met...
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Graham Ellis
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Troon South Beach
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