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Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
David Dixon 
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Osborne Bay The beach is an excellent destination for individuals resembling Queen Victoria. It boasts a beautiful scenery, howev...
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Martyrs Bay Beach Located just south of the pier, lies a sandy cove that holds a gruesome history. In the year 806, this bay became the...
Ray Beer
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Church Ope Cove Church Ope Cove is on the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered pebble beach, approximately 700 met...
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Chris Downer 
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Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Chris J Dixon
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St Anthony Head Beach
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Derek Harper
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Paignton Paignton Sands Paignton Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by a...
Nigel Chadwick
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Broadstairs, Stone Bay Stone Bay in Broadstairs is a 600 metre sandy bay above a wave-cut rock platform, backed by a promenade and white cha...
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
Russell Lett
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Muchalls Beach
John Rostron
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Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
Stephen McKay
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Goodrington Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
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