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Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Alan Heardman
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Anderby Anderby beach is a quiet beach between Skegness and Mablethorpe. It is a sandy beach with dunes. Anderby Beach is in ...
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Pier Bournemouth Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resor...
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
Iain Lees 
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Sandbanks Beach Dog Exercising Area - Poole Visitors to this splendid beach are pleased to find a dedicated dog-friendly section that remains open throughout the...
michael ely 
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Lepe Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Beach Martello Tower Clacton is a busy seaside resort. Clacton Martello tower beach is wide, sandy and gently shelving, and backed by the ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Sue Adair
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Glenarm Beach
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...
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
Ann Cook 
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Portlogan Bay Portlogan Bay beach is situated in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, 400 meters north west of Port Logan.
Maurice D Budden 
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Greenaway Beach
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