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Anne Burgess
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Portmahomack Beach Portmahomack Beach is 300 meters south of Portmahomack in the county of Highland.
Simon Carey
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Seaford Seaford, situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel, has a broad beach of sand and shingle, backed by a long...
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes 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...
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Kingsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 200 metres wide, clo...
georama
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Bonne Nuit Beach Bonne Nuit Beach lies 1 kilometers north east of St. John, Jersey.
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
Alan MurrayRust
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
Nigel Brown 
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Little Quay Beach
Chris Downer
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Worbarrow Beach
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Gaddings Dam
Mary and Angus Hogg
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Croy Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
Colin Hanson
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Prestatyn Barkby Beach Prestatyn Barkby Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Prestatyn.
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