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Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Simon Carey
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Greatstone Beach
Bob Shires
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Moelfre Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Pierre Terre
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Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth Hengitsbury West forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shing...
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
Nick Earl
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Limeslade Bay
michael ely 
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Lepe Beach
Anne and Jeff Rolfe 
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Port Soderick Beach Port Soderick Beach is a beach in Middle.
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
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Snettisham Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Port Isaac Beach Port Isaac Beach is about 200 meters south west of Port Isaac.
Alan Bowring
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Bracelet Bay Bracelet Bay beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Mumbles.
Jonathan Billinger
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Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
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