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OLU
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Ynyslas Beach
Zorba the Geek 
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Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve Nestled amidst the picturesque coast of Norfolk, Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve stands as an epitome of na...
David Anstiss 
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Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay is a rural beach on the East coast of Kent about 5 km south of Ramsgate. The steep shingle beach is towa...
John Evans 
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Great Yarmouth North Beach
Colin Park
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Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Trevor Rickard
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Laugharne Beach
John Webber
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Ryde West Beach
Eric Jones
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Pentraeth Beach
Andy Peacock
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Hunstanton South Beach
Andy Stephenson
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Lyme Regis Front Beach Lyme Regis Front Beach is to the west of Lyme Regis on the south coast of Devon. The Cobb is a curved breakwater that...
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Manor Steps Beach Bournemouth Manor Steps Beach is located 79 kilometers east of Wick in the county of Dorset.
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Ramsgate Western Undercliffe is a sandy beach between a number of groynes over about 300m. To the west of Ramsgate Ha...
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Rob Noble
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Harbour beach
Steve  F
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Sunderland Roker Beach
John Lucas 
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St Just Beach
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Dara Jasumani
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Westdale Beach
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