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Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove beach is situated 2 kilometers north west of Mullion in Cornwall.
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Chris Gunns
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Cwm yr Eglwys Beach Cwm Yr Eglwys is a breathtaking coastal village that boasts a small, yet charming sandy beach complete with convenien...
Dylan Moore 
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The Parrog Newport Bay in Pembrokeshire boasts a charming small beach known as The Parrog. The beach features a compact car park...
Andy Waddington
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Parton 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...
Richard Newall
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Bridlington South Beach Bridlington South Beach is situated 900 meters south east of Bridlington in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Jonathan Thacker 
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Hartlepool North Sands
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
William Bartlett
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Tregardock Beach
Oxyman
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Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) The Mixed Pond is one of a series of ponds in the south-west corner of Hampstead Heath formed by the damming of the H...
Alan Bowring
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Bracelet Bay Bracelet Bay beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Mumbles.
Rosalind Mitchell
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Askam-in-Furness Beach Askam-in-Furness Beach is situated about 600 meters south west of Askam-in-Furness.
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Stephen McKay
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Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
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