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Jim Strang 
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West Voe Sands
Jennifer Luther Thomas
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Monkstone Beach
Peter Jordan
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Barton on Sea Beach Barton on Sea Beach is located 2 kilometers south of New Milton in the county of Hampshire.
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Beach
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
El Pollock
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Wallasey Beach
Martin Speck
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Solent Breezes Beach
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach is situated about 8 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Kate Jewell
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Gorran Haven Little Perhaver Gorran Haven Little Perhaver is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately ...
Robin Lucas
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Gorran Haven Beach
Robin Lucas
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Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
Tony Atkin
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Widemouth Sand Widemouth Sand is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 560 metres wide, ba...
E Gammie 
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Hythe Beach
Chris Downer
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Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
M J Richardson 
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Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
Ian Cunliffe
Photo: Ian Cunliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Portloe Beach Portloe Beach is situated 1 kilometers south east of Veryan in Cornwall.
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