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Jonathan Thacker 
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Hartlepool North Sands
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
Peter Strugnell
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St Margaret`s Bay
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
jeff collins
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Salcombe South Sands
Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Beach Polstreath Beach is 800 meters north east of Mevagissey in the county of Cornwall.
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
Henry Spooner
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Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Keith Ruffles
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Thurso Beach
ceridwen
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Pwllgwaelod Beach Pwllgwaelod Beach is about 1 kilometers north west of Dinas Cross.
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Mark Pilbeam
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Watershoot Bay The secluded rocky beach can be found by traversing a complex network of footpaths from Old Blackgang Road Car Park, ...
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