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Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
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Margate Palm Bay
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Cocklawburn Beach Cocklawburn Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Ancroft in Northumberland.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey`s Bay Mother Ivey's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 480 metres wide, backed...
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
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Dawlish Town Dawlish Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, close to the ...
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Downderry Downderry is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand, shingle and pebble beach, approximately 1.1 kilomet...
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
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Gwbert Beach
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
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Rhosneigr Traeth Crigyll Beach Rhosneigr Traeth Crigyll Beach is situated in the county of Isle of Anglesey, 700 meters north west of Rhosneigr.
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Bude Crooklets Beach Bude Crooklets Beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters north west of Bude.
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Broadstairs, Viking Bay Viking Bay in Broadstairs is a 300 metre sandy horse-shoe shaped bay, with cliff-top promenade, harbour pier and boar...
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Bridlington South Cliff Beach
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Clevedon Bay Clevedon Bay beach is in North Somerset, 1 kilometers west of Clevedon.
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Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Westdale Beach
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
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