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Tom Jolliffe
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Sedgwell Cove
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
William Bartlett
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Tregardock Beach
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
David Dixon 
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Southport Southport is a sandy beach located at the northern end of the Sefton coastline. It has a very shallow gradient with ...
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
John Allan
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Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Beach Polstreath Beach is 800 meters north east of Mevagissey in the county of Cornwall.
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