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Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope Beach
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Ulrich Hartmann
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Portholland Beach Portholland Beach is 3 kilometers north east of Veryan in the county of Cornwall.
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth East Cliff Beach Bournemouth East Cliff Beach is situated about 6 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
June Hodge 
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Kilvickeon Beach Isle of Mull To get to Kilvickeon beach, drive along Craignure to Fionnphort road until you reach the turn off just before Bunessa...
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
ronnie leask
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Lundin Links Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Appletree Bay
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Graham Taylor
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Colwyn Bay Pier Beach Colwyn Bay Pier Beach is 400 meters north east of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
Lewis Clarke 
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Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 400 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Hollicombe Beach
Philip Halling 
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Sugary Cove
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
James Denham 
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Eyemouth Beach
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