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Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
El Pollock
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Wallasey Beach
Richard Webb
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North Berwick Milsey Bay
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands beach lies in Dorset, 2 kilometers west of Turlin Moor.
Shaun Ferguson
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Bournemouth Boscombe Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy be...
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
Philip Halling
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Sandymouth Sandymouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by pebble...
Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove
Roger Davies
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Moreton Beach
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey\'s Bay
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