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Deborah Tilley
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Llanelli Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
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 ...
Rose and Trev Clough
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Burry Port Beach Burry Port Beach is about 900 meters south east of Burry Port.
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
sue hogben 
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Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Adrian and Janet Quantock
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Bob Jones 
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Hartland Quay Hartland Quay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a rock and pebble beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backe...
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
Nigel Callaghan
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Morfa Bychan Holiday Park Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK
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Poole Harbour Lake Poole Harbour Lake is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a quiet sand and mud beach, approximately 340 metre...
Tim
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Gwithian Beach
M J Richardson 
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Yellowcraig Beach
Simon Carey
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Dymchurch Beach
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
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