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Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
Joe Pritchard
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Carbis Bay Carbis Bay beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately one kil...
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Nigel Callaghan
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Morfa Bychan Holiday Park Beach
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Andy Beecroft
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Withernsea Withernsea Beach is a long sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. Behind the beach...
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
SMJ 
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Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Robin Lucas
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Skrinkle Beach
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
James Denham 
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Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
UserJamesmcmahon
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St. Andrews East Sands
Peter Church
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Reighton Reighton Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is one kilom...
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
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