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Kate Jewell
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Little Fistral Beach Located to the north of the renowned Fistral Beach of Newquay, lies the picturesque Little Fistral beach. Accessible ...
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Pier Bournemouth Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resor...
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Phil Williams
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Holyhead Beach
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Row 
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Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Helen Wilkinson
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Newbiggin South Newbiggin South Beach is a gently sloping resort beach at the southern end of Newbiggin Bay. It is approx 750 metres ...
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
Tony Atkin
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Porthtowan Porthtowan is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 370 metres wide, backed by cl...
Colin Park
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Rhos-y-Llan Beach Rhos-y-Llan Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north west of Tudweiliog.
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Simon Johnston
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Aberdour Silver Sands Aberdour Silver Sands beach lies 800 meters north east of Aberdour, Fife.
Robin Lucas
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Mill Bay Mill Bay is on the West bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a privately owned rural sa...
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Richard Humphrey 
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Scratby Beach
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
fabiolah
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Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier Beach
Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
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