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Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
Pierre Terre
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Bude Summerleaze Beach Bude Summerleaze Beach is in Cornwall 400 meters west of Bude.
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
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...
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Richard Webb
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Strathy Bay
Christopher Hilton 
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Porlock Weir Porlock Bay is between Hurlestone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porlock Weir is...
Chris Downer 
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Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Bob Jones
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Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
James Denham 
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Eyemouth Beach
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
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