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Lis Burke
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Leven East Beach
Dr Neil Clifton 
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Porthallow Beach Porthallow Beach is 2 kilometers north west of Porthoustock in the county of Cornwall.
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
Unukorno
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Belvoir Bay Belvoir Bay beach is a beach in Guernsey.
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
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...
pam fray 
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Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands beach is in Kent, 3 kilometers south of Broadstairs.
sue hogben 
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Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Simon Carey
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Newhaven Central Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay
Partonez
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
MJ Reilly
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Walton Walton is a popular resort with the second longest pier in Britain. The beach is sandy and backed by the promenade wh...
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
jeff collins
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Salcombe South Sands
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
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