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Stephen McKay
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Goodrington Beach
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
Jon Bunting from UK
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Great Yarmouth Pier Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth Pier beach is a wide sandy ...
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Crinnis Beach
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Peter Gordois
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Walney West Shore Beach
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Jeremy Owen
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Freshwater West Beach This beach boasts a range of fantastic amenities, making it the perfect location for couples seeking a day out. The a...
Alan Reid 
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Uisken Beach "water bay" This lovely beach boasts soft, glistening white sand and a shallow shoreline dotted with picturesque rocky islands. L...
M J Richardson 
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Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Brian Henley
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Saunton Sands
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Gerry Lewis
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Gurnard Gurnard is a small resort situated on the Isle of Wight, west of Cowes, facing across the Solent to the New Forest sh...
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