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Robin Drayton 
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Traeth Llyfn Beach
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
Richard Webb
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Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
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...
P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis East Beach Bognor Regis East Beach is in West Sussex, 1 kilometers south of Felpham.
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Porthcurnick is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 210 metres wide, backed by ...
John Fielding
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Llanrhystud Beach
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
Tom Pennington
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Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Anne Burgess 
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Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Basher Eyre 
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Littlehampton Sea Road Beach
Chris J Dixon
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Porthminster Porthminster is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, with a...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Mike Smith
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Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
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