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Stephen Dawson
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Dawlish Coryton Cove Dawlish Coryton Cove is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy cove, approximately 200 metres wide, backed...
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
Rob Purvis 
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Sandy Bay
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Jim Champion
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Milford-on-sea Milford-on-sea is a resort beach on the Hampshire coast with views of the Isle of Wight and the Needles. The beach is...
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Euan Nelson
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Leven West Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sand and pebble beach, approximately 140 metres wide, ba...
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
Steve Daniels 
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Shanklin Shanklin beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is towards the south of Sandown Bay. The southern half of...
Elizabeth Veitch
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Beach of the Dun (Fort) Dun a Gheard Fort of February To reach Kilvickeon Beach, you must climb a short hill west of the track. Follow the Galloway Dyke through the gate a...
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
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