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Dieter Hoegerle
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Polperro Beach Polperro Beach lies in Cornwall, 2 kilometers south east of Polperro.
Chris Downer 
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Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Jamie Stokes
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Worthing East Pier Beach
Martin Bodman
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Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 900 metres wide, with rock groynes ...
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
Raymond Knapman 
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Morecambe South Beach
Alan MurrayRust
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Tony Maguire
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Mill Bay
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
Pam Brophy
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Combe Martin Combe Martin is a small resort, in a sheltered valley, at the western edge of Exmoor National Park on the north Devon...
Jim Champion
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Eypemouth Eypemouth is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Derek Harper
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Watcombe Watcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Des Colhoun
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Banff Bridge Beach Banff Bridge Beach is located in Aberdeenshire 500 meters east of Banff.
OLU
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Llanina Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Swanpool Beach
Robin Drayton
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Cemlyn Beach Cemlyn Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Llanrhwydrys.
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
Trevor Rickard
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New Quay Harbour Beach
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