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Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Polstreath is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 330 metres wide, backed by cl...
Lewis Clarke 
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Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
Anne Burgess
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Ballygalley Beach Ballygalley Beach lies 100 meters north west of Ballygally, County Antrim.
Chris Downer
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Worbarrow Beach
Nigel Mykura
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West Bay (West) West Bay (West) is next to Bridport Harbour in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a pebble, shingle and sand beach r...
Simon Johnston
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Aberdour Silver Sands Aberdour Silver Sands beach lies 800 meters north east of Aberdour, Fife.
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Basher Eyre
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Eastoke Beach
Andy Peacock
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Hunstanton South Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Roger Davies
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Moreton Beach
Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Christopher Hilton 
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Porlock Weir Porlock Bay is between Hurlestone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porlock Weir is...
Dr Neil Clifton
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Bispham Beach Bispham Beach is located in Blackpool 4 kilometers north of Blackpool.
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
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