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Michael Graham
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Heysham Sands Heysham Sands beach is located 600 meters west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
Jonathan Thacker 
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Hartlepool North Sands
martin dawes
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Porthluney Beach Porthluney Beach is situated about 2 kilometers south west of St. Goran.
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
Trevor Rickard
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New Quay Harbour Beach
Andy Beecroft
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Withernsea Withernsea Beach is a long sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. Behind the beach...
Editor
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Steephill Cove The beach we're discussing is aptly named due to its steep slope for accessibility. It presents an inviting location ...
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Peter S 
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Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
Anne Burgess
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Scourie Beach
James Denham 
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Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Port Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Beesands Beesands beach lies in Devon, 100 meters north east of Beesands.
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
Andy Radcliffe
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Kirk Michael Beach
SMJ 
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Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Andy F
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Sennen Sennen Cove is 1.6 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 940...
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