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Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 400 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Row
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Cooden Beach Cooden Beach is located in East Sussex 3 kilometers south west of Bexhill-on-Sea.
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Middleton-on-sea The bathing water is on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the village of Middleton-on-Sea. The upper beach,...
Anne Burgess 
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Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Ian Cunliffe
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Portloe Beach Portloe Beach is situated 1 kilometers south east of Veryan in Cornwall.
David Lally 
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Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Poole Sandbanks Peninsular forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope Beach
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Les Hull
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Cambois South Beach Cambois South Beach lies 3 kilometers north of Blyth, Northumberland.
Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Ian Greig 
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Penmaenmawr Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Philip Halling
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Westward Ho! Beach
Simon Carey
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Brighton Kemptown Beach
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
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