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Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Christchurch Highcliffe Castle is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
Bob Shires
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Moelfre Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Cramond Beach Cramond Beach is 1 kilometers north of Cramond in the county of City of Edinburgh.
martin dawes
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Porthluney Beach Porthluney Beach is situated about 2 kilometers south west of St. Goran.
sue hogben 
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Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
Phil Williams
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Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
Derek Harper
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Fermain Beach
C P Smith 
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Henleaze Lake Henleaze Lake is situated in the Bristol suburb of Henleaze, 3 miles from the city centre. This former quarry is appr...
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
Christina Burford
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Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Dave Fergusson 
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Mellon Udrigle Beach
M J Richardson 
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Yellowcraig Beach
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhyl Beach Rhyl Beach is located in Denbighshire 700 meters north west of Rhyl.
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