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Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Simon Carey
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Winchelsea Winchelsea is a remote beach on the western edge of Rye Bay in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with ...
Jennifer Luther Thomas
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Monkstone Beach
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...
Derek Harper
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Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Ann Cook 
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Mossyard Beach
James Denham 
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Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Pauline Eccles
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Porthgwidden Porthgwidden is in St Ives Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small, sheltered, sandy beach resort approxima...
Mark Gadsby
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Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Eric Jones
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Cemaes Beach Cemaes Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 500 meters north east of Cemaes.
Stephen McKay
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Poppit West Beach The beach is bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it a prime family-friendly destination that extends a warm wel...
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Steve Daniels 
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Shanklin Shanklin beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is towards the south of Sandown Bay. The southern half of...
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Val Vannet
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Broughty Ferry Beach Broughty Ferry Beach is in Dundee City, 1 kilometers east of Broughty Ferry.
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