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Elliott Simpson 
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Hunstanton Main Beach Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort with a largely sandy beach and is one of the few beaches in No...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Richard Webb
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St Ronan's Bay The beach located beneath the village of Baille Mor, adjacent to the bustling ferry pier, features stunning rocky whi...
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Steve Daniels
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Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Combesgate Beach is separated by cliffs from the main Woolacombe resort beach on the north coast of Devon. It is a sa...
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Michael Jagger
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Margate The Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast adjacent to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving ...
Jonathan Billinger
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Porthcawl Rest Bay Porthcawl Rest Bay beach lies 3 kilometers south of Kenfig, Bridgend.
Philip Halling
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Combe Martin Beach Combe Martin Beach is in Devon, 2 kilometers west of Combe Martin.
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Tony Atkin
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Chapel Porth Chapel Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately three kilometres from St Agnes. At high tide the beach ...
Chris Downer
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Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Iain Lees
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Dunbar Belhaven Beach
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Coverack Beach Coverack Beach lies in Cornwall, 100 meters north of Coverack.
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
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