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pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Tony Atkin
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Talland Bay
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Stephen McKay 
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Stonehaven Central Beach
subberculture
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Portobello East Beach Portobello East Beach is approximately 800 meters east of Portobello.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Derek Harper
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Paignton Paignton Sands Paignton Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by a...
Anne Burgess
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Scourie Beach
Roger May
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Barrow-in-Furness Beach Barrow-in-Furness Beach is located in Cumbria 2 kilometers north west of Barrow-in-Furness.
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate Sandgate is a resort beach in the western outskirts of Folkestone, Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe...
John Holmes
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Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
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