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Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Ashley Dace 
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Minehead Terminus Beach
Rod Allday
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Chapel Porth Beach Chapel Porth Beach is 3 kilometers west of St. Agnes in the county of Cornwall.
Lewis Clarke
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Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
David Smith 
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Priory Bay On a sunny day, the beach resembles an exotic island that is not easily accessible. One can either hike through the w...
Ian Paterson 
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Splash Point
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
Shaun Ferguson
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Salcombe South Sands Salcombe South Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
Richard Baker
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Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Dave Pyper
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Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
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