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Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Freshwater Bay On one side of this coastal area, there is a stony beach while the other side boasts a sandier patch that emerges dur...
Cered
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Abercastle Beach Abercastle Beach is situated in the county of Pembrokeshire, 2 kilometers north of Trefin.
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Lisa Jarvis
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St Abbs Beach
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
NessabyRedWeb
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Reiss Beach Reiss Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Reiss.
Phil Williams
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Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Rose and Trev Clough
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Burry Port Beach Burry Port Beach is about 900 meters south east of Burry Port.
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
Christine Matthews 
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Southend Three Shells Three Shells Beach is in the centre of Southend-on-Sea, just to the west of the pier and next to the Adventure Island...
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon South Beach
Philip Halling 
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Godrevy Towans Godrevy Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach, approximately 600 metres wide. Backed ...
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