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Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Paul Beaman
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St Annes St Annes is a resort beach with a small pier extending into the Irish Sea. Sand dunes run along the edge of the sandy...
fabiolah
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Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier Beach
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Pier Bournemouth Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resor...
Jim Champion
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Gwithian Towans Gwithian Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 670 metres wide,...
Andy F
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Longhoughton Steel Beach
Peter Gordois
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Walney West Shore Beach
martin dawes
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Porthluney Beach Porthluney Beach is situated about 2 kilometers south west of St. Goran.
Peter Facey
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East Head Beach
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Enrapture Media enrapture
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Vazon 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...
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
Jim Champion
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Praa Sands West Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Porthcurnick is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 210 metres wide, backed by ...
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