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Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Beach Portwrinkle Beach is approximately 800 meters south west of Crafthole.
Gerald England
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Paignton Sands
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Culzean Beach
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Gordon Griffiths 
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Dymchurch Dymchurch is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches fr...
Mike Pennington
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Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Alan Fryer
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Abererch Beach Abererch Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Pwllheli in Gwynedd.
David Lally
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The Bar
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...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Derek Harper
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Babbacombe Beach Babbacombe Beach is in Torbay, 2 kilometers north of Torquay.
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Anne Burgess
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Burghead Beach Burghead Beach is 800 meters south of Burghead in the county of Moray.
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
Hugh Venables
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Challaborough Beach Challaborough Beach is situated about 500 meters north west of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
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