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Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Steve Daniels 
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Bembridge Bembridge Beach is situated on the east tip of the Isle of Wight beside the Lifeboat Pier. The sandy beach faces east...
Phil Williams
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Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
John Rostron
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Clonque Bay Clonque Bay beach is situated in the county of Guernsey, 2 kilometers south west of St Anne.
Colin Smith
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Collieston Beach Collieston Beach is situated about 200 meters south east of Collieston.
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Saltburn beach is a gently-sloping sandy resort beach backed by cliffs. Its principal feature is the Victorian pier. ...
Derek Harper
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Paignton Paignton Sands Paignton Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by a...
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...
Stephen McKay
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Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Jim Champion
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Praa Sands West Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
OLU
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Southwick Beach
Chris Gunns
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Port Erin Beach Port Erin Beach is located 300 meters west of Port Erin in the county of Rushen.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sandymere Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Darren Rosson
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Freathy Beach
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