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John Holmes
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Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Paul Gillett 
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Saltdean Beach
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
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 ...
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
roger geach 
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Slapton Sands Monument Beach
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Albert Bridge 
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Crawfordsburn Beach Crawfordsburn Beach is situated in the county of County Down, 1 kilometers north of Crawfordsburn.
Dr Astrid Stilma
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Camber Camber Sands is situated at the mouth of the river Rother in Rye Bay, East Sussex. The bathing water is a wide expans...
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Clarach South Beach Clarach South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south east of Clarach.
Bob Embleton
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Brook Chine This stunning beach boasts natural cliffs, and if rumors are to be believed, even dinosaur remains. One can relish in...
pep
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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
Andrew Abbott 
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Appletree Bay
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Andy Stephenson
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Sandgate Town Centre Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
jolmartyn
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Silverknowes Beach
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