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Kevin Gordon
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Seaford Bay Beach
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Roger Davies
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Moreton Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Sea Palling Sea Palling is a small coastal hamlet and has a wide sandy beach with a series of shallow bays formed by man-made ree...
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
Gerry Lewis
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Gurnard Gurnard is a small resort situated on the Isle of Wight, west of Cowes, facing across the Solent to the New Forest sh...
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Steve Daniels 
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Crinnis Beach
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Les Hull
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Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Trecco Bay Porthcawl Trecco Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 2 kilometers east of Porthcawl.
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Ron Shirt
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Newbiggin Beach
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
ceridwen
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Goodwick Sands
JHannanBriggs 
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Reighton Beach Reighton Beach is in North Yorkshire, 16 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
JThomas
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Nairn Central Beach
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