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Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
Nigel Chadwick
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St Mildred's Bay, Westgate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
Brian MacLennan
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Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
Nick Smith
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Hythe Hythe is a resort beach in the North of Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of ...
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Robin Lucas
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Watwick Beach
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach is situated about 8 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
Jeff Tomlinson
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
Roger A Smith
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Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
Steve  F
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Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
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