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E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
Stephen McKay 
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Clacton Pier Beach Clacton Pier Beach lies in Essex, 300 meters south east of Clacton-on-Sea.
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.
Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
Tony Maguire
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Bigbury-on-Sea North Bigbury-on-Sea North is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Dmitrij M
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Ingoldmells South Ingoldmells South Beach is a busy resort town on a fairly developed stretch of coastline. The sandy beach is backed b...
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sandymere Beach
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Eric Jones
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Pentraeth Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's South Beach is the main resort beach in North Suffolk. It is a is a fine sandy beach backed by a promenad...
Mick Heraty
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Patch Beach
Ian Paterson
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Eastbourne Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Peter Church
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Withernsea Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
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