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Andy Campbell 
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Brodick Bay Brodick Bay beach is located 1 kilometers north west of Brodick in the county of North Ayrshire.
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
Dave Croker
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Llwyngwril Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Wonwell Beach
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
Mike Pennington
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Aberdeen Footdee Beach Aberdeen Footdee Beach is located in Aberdeen City 1 kilometers east of Castlehill and Pittodrie.
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Chris J Dixon
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Shorthorn Beach Shorthorn beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 630 metres wide, backed ...
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Kenneth Allen
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Portrush White Rocks Beach Portrush White Rocks Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north east of Portrush.
David P Howard
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East Runton East Runton beach is a rural beach with cliffs and a rocky foreshore. At low tide there is an expanse of sand. The vi...
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Humphrey Bolton
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Aberaeron Harbour Beach Aberaeron Harbour Beach is about 300 meters west of Aberaeron.
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