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Dave Marley
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Gairloch Beach
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Nigel Mykura
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West Bay (West) West Bay (West) is next to Bridport Harbour in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a pebble, shingle and sand beach r...
Chris Gunns
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Duporth Duporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach, approximately 450 metres wide, backed...
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Sconce Point Located adjacent to Fort Victoria Country Park, there is a small, pebbly beach that may not be among our top preferen...
Gerry Lewis
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Gurnard Gurnard is a small resort situated on the Isle of Wight, west of Cowes, facing across the Solent to the New Forest sh...
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby Allonby is a large sandy beach rising to a shingle slope. There is a flat grassy area behind the beach which joins th...
Ashley Dace
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Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's beach north of Claremont Pier is a wide gently sloping sandy beach backed by the promenade and Victorian ...
Chris Allen 
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Teignmouth Back Beach
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
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