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Southend Chalkwell Beach
Anne and Jeff Rolfe 
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Port Soderick Beach Port Soderick Beach is a beach in Middle.
Linda Bailey
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Whitesands Beach The beach boasts various amenities that make it an ideal destination for families and couples alike. It has received ...
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,...
Richard Webb 
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Coldingham Beach Coldingham Beach is located in Scottish Borders 700 meters south of St. Abbs.
Derek Harper
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Branscombe Beach Branscombe Beach is situated 800 meters south east of Branscombe in Devon.
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
Philip Halling
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Crooklets Crooklets Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 310 metres wide, with a ...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Derek Harper
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Watcombe Watcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Ian Rushin
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Pevensey Bay Pevensey Bay is a resort beach on the Sussex coast between Eastbourne and Hastings. The small town of Pevensey backs ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Eric Jones
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Traeth Bach Beach
Richard Webb
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Whitesands
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
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