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Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Stephen Dawson
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Dawlish Coryton Cove Dawlish Coryton Cove is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy cove, approximately 200 metres wide, backed...
Jonathan Billinger
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Wonwell Beach
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Colin Smith
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Collieston Beach Collieston Beach is situated about 200 meters south east of Collieston.
Trish Steel
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Crantock Crantock Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall at the mouth of the Gannel Estuary. It is a sandy beach resort, appr...
Robin Drayton
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Tenby Castle Beach Castle Beach is a picturesque beach that has been awarded the Blue Flag award, certifying its cleanliness and safety....
JThomas
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Wilsthorpe Wilsthorpe Beach is an extensive rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 1.8 kilometres in length wi...
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Nigel Homer
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Peel Fenella Beach
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Jim Champion
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Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach is situated 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset.
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
Jon Wornham
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Garwick Beach
Simon Carey
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Norman`s Bay Norman's Bay is a remote beach between Eastbourne and Hasting in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wit...
Rod Allday
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Chapel Porth Beach Chapel Porth Beach is 3 kilometers west of St. Agnes in the county of Cornwall.
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