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Sebastian Ballard
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Littlestone Beach
P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis East Beach Bognor Regis East Beach is in West Sussex, 1 kilometers south of Felpham.
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Graham Robson 
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Maryport Beach
Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Polstreath is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 330 metres wide, backed by cl...
John Smitten
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Broadstairs, Viking Bay Viking Bay in Broadstairs is a 300 metre sandy horse-shoe shaped bay, with cliff-top promenade, harbour pier and boar...
Colin Smith
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Rhosneigr Broad Beach Rhosneigr Broad Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 600 meters south east of Rhosneigr.
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
UserJamesmcmahon
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St. Andrews East Sands
Roger W Haworth
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St Annes North The bathing water is extremely flat in profile and sandy with up to 300 metres of sand exposed at low tide. Sand dune...
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Michael Beckwith
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Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Robin Lucas
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Aber Mawr Beach Aber Mawr Beach is approximately 3 kilometers south of Pencaer.
Dave Pyper
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Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
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