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Kevin Gordon
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Seaford Bay Beach
nick macneill
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Newhaven West Quay Beach
Elliott Simpson 
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Hunstanton Main Beach Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort with a largely sandy beach and is one of the few beaches in No...
roger geach 
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Slapton Sands Monument Beach
James Denham 
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Carnoustie Beach Carnoustie Beach is situated about 400 meters south east of Carnoustie.
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...
Steve Daniels 
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Shanklin Shanklin beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is towards the south of Sandown Bay. The southern half of...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Row
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Cadgwith Cove Cadgwith Cove beach is situated 14 kilometers south east of Helston in Cornwall.
Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
Jeff Tomlinson
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
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