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Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Robin Drayton
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Crackington Haven Crackington Haven is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered bay of mainly shingle, sand and pebble...
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Peter Bond 
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Sand Eels bay There is a charming, little-known cove located south of Traigh Mor, boasting crystal-clear waters and soft, powdery s...
Tom Jolliffe
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Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach is situated 300 meters east of Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon.
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Simon Carey
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Newhaven Central Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trebarwith Strand Trebarwith Strand is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote, sandy bay, approximately 800 metres wide,...
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Marine Lake Beach
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Albert Bridge
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Warrenpoint
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
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