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David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Beach
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
Adrian and Janet Quantock
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
albharms
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Jersey Victoria Pool Beach
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Row 
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Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Beach
Pam Goodey
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East Quantoxhead Beach
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon South Beach
Eric Jones
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Menai Bridge St Georges Pier Beach
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Gerald England
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Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone North Thurlestone North is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Eric Jones
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Trefor Beach
John Davies
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Holland Holland-on-Sea has a small quiet sandy beach and picnic areas. It is backed by a sea wall in a rural setting.
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
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