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Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Phil Catterall
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Skinningrove Beach
Maurice D Budden 
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Downderry Downderry is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand, shingle and pebble beach, approximately 1.1 kilomet...
Sue Adair
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Meols Beach
JThomas
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Bridlington South Cliff Beach
E Gammie 
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Hythe Beach
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Beach
Mike Pennington
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Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Eric Jones
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Trefor Beach
Rwendland
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Dovercourt Dovercourt is a quiet family resort with a shelving sand and shingle beach. It is backed by a promenade and sea wall....
Nigel Chadwick
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Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Shazz 
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Port Grenaugh Beach Port Grenaugh Beach is a beach in Middle.
Jim Champion
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Eypemouth Eypemouth is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
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