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P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis East Beach Bognor Regis East Beach is in West Sussex, 1 kilometers south of Felpham.
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
Lis Burke
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Leven East Beach
Mick Heraty
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Patch Beach
John Webber
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Ryde West Beach
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon South Beach
Roger A Smith
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Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Nilfanion
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Readymoney Beach Readymoney Beach is located in Cornwall 900 meters south of Fowey.
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Beach Porthcurnick Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Gerrans.
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,...
Sandy B 
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Swanage North Beach
mike hancock
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Shorthorn Beach
Jim Champion
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Portheras Cove Portheras Cove beach is 5 kilometers north of St Just in the county of Cornwall.
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