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Maurice D Budden 
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Greenaway Beach
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
Dave Marley
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Gairloch Beach
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Barney Moss from London UK
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Porthallow Porthallow is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble and shingle beach, approximately 150 metres wide,...
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
Oxyman
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Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) The Mixed Pond is one of a series of ponds in the south-west corner of Hampstead Heath formed by the damming of the H...
Derek Harper
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Fermain Beach
Iain Lees 
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Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
Yvonne Wakefield 
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Ballycastle Beach Ballycastle Beach is in County Antrim 1 kilometers north east of Ballycastle.
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Mothecombe is at the mouth of the Erme Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 3...
Lewis Clarke 
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Scratchell's Bay There is a secluded beach located near the Needles that is only accessible by boat or expert knowledge of the area. T...
Chris J Dixon
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Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
Chris Downer
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Periglis
Penny Mayes
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Aberystwyth North Beach Aberystwyth North Beach is located 600 meters north west of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Steve  F
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
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