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Maurice D Budden 
Photo: Maurice D Budden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Downderry Beach
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
Pam Brophy
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Tintagel Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
Jim Champion
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Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach is situated 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks in Dorset.
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
David Dixon 
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Formby Victoria Road Beach
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Beach
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Philip Halling 
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Sugary Cove
Clive Perrin
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Crackington Haven Beach Crackington Haven Beach is about 200 meters west of Crackington Haven.
Dr Neil Clifton
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 330 metres wide, surrounded...
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