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Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
Sarah Charlesworth
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Ganavan Beach
Ken Ballinger
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Praa Sands East Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Ron Strutt
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St Mary\'s Bay
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
Dave Pyper
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Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Derek Harper
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Porthpean Porthpean is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 290 metres wide, surrounded by...
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
Eric Jones 
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Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
Florian Pépellin
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Greve de Lecq Beach
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
JThomas
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Danes Dyke, Flamborough Danes Dyke, is a small rural chalk cobbled beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is at the southern end of Danes ...
Derek Harper
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Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Eric Jones
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Traeth Llydan Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Cramond Beach Cramond Beach is 1 kilometers north of Cramond in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
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