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JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Simon Carey
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Dymchurch Beach
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Mike Fuller
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Scarborough North Bay
David P Howard
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East Runton East Runton beach is a rural beach with cliffs and a rocky foreshore. At low tide there is an expanse of sand. The vi...
Jo Parker
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Churston Cove Churston Cove beach lies 1 kilometers north west of Brixham, Torbay.
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Jonathan Billinger
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Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Jon Carslake
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Booby\'s Beach Booby\'s Beach is 1 kilometers west of Constantine Bay in the county of Cornwall.
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby South Beach Allonby South Beach is in Cumbria 3 kilometers north of Birkby.
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Eric Jones
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Pontllyfni Beach Pontllyfni Beach lies 3 kilometers north west of Clynnog, Gwynedd.
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Colin MacInnes
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Embo Beach
Maigheachgheal 
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Penbryn Beach
Chris Downer
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Worbarrow Beach
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