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Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Rob Whitehead
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Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway Weston-super-Mare Uphill Slipway beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach ...
David Lally
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The Bar
Joe Pritchard
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Carbis Bay Carbis Bay beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately one kil...
andrew auger
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Bowleaze Cove Bowleaze Cove is just east Weymouth on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately one kilo...
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Eric Jones
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Rhosneigr Traeth Crigyll Beach Rhosneigr Traeth Crigyll Beach is situated in the county of Isle of Anglesey, 700 meters north west of Rhosneigr.
Malc McDonald 
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Worthing West Parade Beach
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
Eric Jones
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Pentraeth Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Kenneth  Allen 
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Carnlough Beach Carnlough Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 500 meters south of Carnlough.
Nick Smith
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Hythe Hythe is a resort beach in the North of Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of ...
Danrok
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Green Island Beach
Chris Downer 
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Blackwaterfoot Beach Blackwaterfoot Beach is in North Ayrshire, 100 meters south west of Blackwaterfoot.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
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