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Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
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...
Shazz 
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Port Grenaugh Beach Port Grenaugh Beach is a beach in Middle.
Maurice D Budden
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Par Beach
John Bayes
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Selsey East Beach
Simon Carey
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Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach is 2 kilometers east of Rose Green in the county of West Sussex.
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
Robert Guthrie
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White Strand of the Monks Located on the eastern side of Iona, to the north of the Iona Abbey, lies a pristine white sandy beach that offers br...
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
Roger Davies
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Moreton Beach
Keith Ruffles
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Thurso Beach
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Aberarth Beach Aberarth Beach is in Ceredigion, 300 meters west of Aberarth.
Tiia Monto
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Swansea County Hall Beach
Chris Collard
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a small sand and mud beach, approximately ...
Shirley  Millie
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Highcliffe Highcliffe is a popular resort beach on the east Dorset coast, looking out across Christchurch Bay with views of the ...
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
Tom Pennington
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Caldey Island Priory Bay Caldey Island Priory Bay beach is a beach in Pembrokeshire.
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