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Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Trish Steel
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Christchurch Avon Beach Christchurch Avon Beach is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide from ...
gary radford
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Sutton-on-Sea Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
Jennifer Luther Thomas
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Monkstone Beach
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
colin grice
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Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Andy Beecroft
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Danes Dyke Beach
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
Andy F
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Sennen Sennen Cove is 1.6 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 940...
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
JHannanBriggs 
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Huttoft Beach
Simon Carey
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Beachlands West Beach Beachlands West Beach is 6 kilometers south of Havant in the county of Hampshire.
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Alex McGregor 
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Cresswell Beach Cresswell Beach lies 400 meters north west of Cresswell, Northumberland.
Chris Gunns
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Duporth Duporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach, approximately 450 metres wide, backed...
Dr Neil Clifton
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Bispham Beach Bispham Beach is located in Blackpool 4 kilometers north of Blackpool.
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
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