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Mike Smith
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Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
Simon Huguet
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Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
Mike Faherty 
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Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Tom Pennington
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Caldey Island Priory Bay Caldey Island Priory Bay beach is a beach in Pembrokeshire.
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
Chris Shaw
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Porthcawl Sandy Bay Porthcawl Sandy Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 700 meters east of Porthcawl.
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Steve  F
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
Steve Daniels 
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Crinnis Beach
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
DS Pugh
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Harlech Beach
Chris Shaw
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Baglan Beach Baglan Beach is 3 kilometers west of Port Talbot in the county of Neath Port Talbot.
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
eswales 
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Aberavon Beach
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
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