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Julian P Guffogg
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Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
Steve Daniels
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Summerleaze Summerleaze is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 440 metres wide, backed with...
Adrian and Janet Quantock
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
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...
Bob Jones
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Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
Nick Earl
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Limeslade Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Rhossili South Beach Rhossili South Beach is in Swansea, 500 meters west of Rhossili.
John Davies
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Holland Holland-on-Sea has a small quiet sandy beach and picnic areas. It is backed by a sea wall in a rural setting.
Paul Glazzard
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Flamborough South Landing Beach
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...
Trevor Rickard
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Mawgan Porth Mawgan Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sandy beach, approximately 720 metres wide, backed by ...
Kate Jewell
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Bigbury-on-Sea South Bigbury-on-Sea South is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Bob Jones
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Felixstowe South Beach
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove
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