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Les Hull 
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Walney West Shore Walney West Shore bathing water is a gently sloping shingle beach with a large expanse of sand exposed at low water. ...
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
Anne Burgess
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Ballygalley Beach Ballygalley Beach lies 100 meters north west of Ballygally, County Antrim.
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Stanley Howe
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Inverbervie Beach
PAUL FARMER
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Salcombe North Sands Salcombe North Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands Paignton Preston Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by ...
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Green Bay
M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Simon Carey 
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Brighton Kemptown Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Br...
Paul McIlroy
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Kirkcaldy Linktown Beach
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
Eugene Birchall
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Budleigh Salterton Beach Budleigh Salterton Beach is about 500 meters east of Budleigh Salterton.
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