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Stephen Horncastle
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Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Marine Lake Beach
Pierre Terre
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Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth Hengitsbury West forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shing...
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Bob Jones
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Marazion Causeway Beach
Simon Carey
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St Leonards St. Leonards is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wi...
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
Stephen McKay 
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Clacton Pier Beach Clacton Pier Beach lies in Essex, 300 meters south east of Clacton-on-Sea.
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Martyrs Bay Beach Located just south of the pier, lies a sandy cove that holds a gruesome history. In the year 806, this bay became the...
Chris Downer
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Shoeburyness Beach
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
Yvonne Wakefield 
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Ballycastle Beach Ballycastle Beach is in County Antrim 1 kilometers north east of Ballycastle.
Jeff Buck 
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Barkby beach
Rossographer 
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Portstewart Strand Beach Portstewart Strand Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of Portstewart in County Londonderry.
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
Rod Allday 
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Felpham Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
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