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John S Turner 
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Black Rock Sands Black Rock Sands beach is approximately 900 meters south east of Morfa Bychan.
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Richard Newall
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Bridlington South Beach Bridlington South Beach is situated 900 meters south east of Bridlington in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Gerald England
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Fidden Beach This magnificent beach boasts vast stretches of glistening white sand, punctuated by magnificent pink granite outcrop...
Peter Thornton
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Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
Keith Burns
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Peffersands
Kabelleger  David Gubler
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Shakespeare Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Kames Bay
Ian Paterson 
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Splash Point
Whatlep
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Penally Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Eric Jones 
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Aberdaron Beach Aberdaron Beach is 200 meters south of Aberdaron in the county of Gwynedd.
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
PAUL FARMER
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Salcombe North Sands Salcombe North Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Manor Steps Beach Bournemouth Manor Steps Beach is located 79 kilometers east of Wick in the county of Dorset.
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