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Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
Des Colhoun
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Banff Bridge Beach Banff Bridge Beach is located in Aberdeenshire 500 meters east of Banff.
Trevor Rickard
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Port Isaac Beach Port Isaac Beach is about 200 meters south west of Port Isaac.
Jim Champion
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Portheras Cove Portheras Cove beach is 5 kilometers north of St Just in the county of Cornwall.
John Smitten
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Broadstairs, Viking Bay Viking Bay in Broadstairs is a 300 metre sandy horse-shoe shaped bay, with cliff-top promenade, harbour pier and boar...
Jeff Buck 
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Barkby beach
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Stephen McKay
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Mortehoe Rockham Bay
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...
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
RichTea
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Praa Sands East Beach Praa Sands East Beach lies 3 kilometers south west of Breage, Cornwall.
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
John Holmes
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Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trevone Bay
Philip Halling 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Teignmouth Holcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy cove, approximately 650 metres wide, backed by clif...
Tom Pennington
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Caldey Island Priory Bay Caldey Island Priory Bay beach is a beach in Pembrokeshire.
Ian Paterson
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Mablethorpe Town Mablethorpe Town beach is a busy resort with a wide and sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and is close ...
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