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Tony Atkin
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Chapel Porth Chapel Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately three kilometres from St Agnes. At high tide the beach ...
Des Colhoun
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Banff Bridge Beach Banff Bridge Beach is located in Aberdeenshire 500 meters east of Banff.
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Hollicombe Beach
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Henry Spooner
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Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
Gerald England
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St Annes South Beach
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Pelham Beach is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly sh...
Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
JThomas
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St. Combs Beach
Alan Heardman
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Moggs Eye Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and un...
Row
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Blundellsands Crosby Beach Blundellsands Crosby Beach is situated about 6 kilometers south west of Sefton.
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Barney Moss from London UK
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Porthallow Porthallow is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble and shingle beach, approximately 150 metres wide,...
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
E Gammie 
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Hythe Beach
David Lally 
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Millendreath Millendreath beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 650 metres wide, back...
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