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Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Humberston Fitties beach is wide and sandy and backed by dunes. There are caravan parks nearby.
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
scillystuff
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Beachlands Central Beach Beachlands Central Beach lies in Hampshire, 1000 meters south west of Mengham.
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Lynmouth Lynmouth is a small resort bay on the edge of Exmoor National Park on the north coast of Devon. The bay is sheltered ...
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Jim Champion
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Vault Beach Vault Beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and shingle beach, approximately 730 metres wide, ...
Lewis Clarke 
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Ryde Central Beach
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
David and Rachel Landin
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Heacham Heacham North Beach is part of an extensive beach line which stretches north from the mudflats at Snettisham, up the ...
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
Crispin Purdye
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Row Cove Row Cove beach is about 2 kilometers south east of Newton and Noss.
David Smith 
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Newtown Creek Although it is listed as a beach, this location may not fully qualify as such. Instead, it is a popular spot for yach...
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
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