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Jon Coupland
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Bossiney Haven Beach Bossiney Haven Beach is located 1 kilometers north east of Tintagel in the county of Cornwall.
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Chris Downer
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Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
Geoff Welding
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Porth Porth Beach, located between Lusty Glaze and Watergate Bay beaches in Cornwall, is a picturesque cove that faces west...
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Derek Harper
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Mevagissey Beach
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
Maurice D Budden 
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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...
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
Nick R
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Avoch Beach Avoch Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 100 meters south east of Avoch.
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
JHannanBriggs 
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Reighton Beach Reighton Beach is in North Yorkshire, 16 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
Lewis Clarke 
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Brean Beach Brean Beach is situated 600 meters south east of Brean in Somerset.
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Bob Jones
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West Mersea Beach
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