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David Dixon 
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Osborne Bay The beach is an excellent destination for individuals resembling Queen Victoria. It boasts a beautiful scenery, howev...
Derek Harper
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Whipsiderry Beach Whipsiderry Beach, nestled around the corner from Porth Beach, offers a secluded and tranquil escape for beachgoers. ...
Tom Jolliffe
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Sedgwell Cove
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Leigh Bell Wharf beach is a small sandy beach in the old town of Leigh-on-Sea, just to the west of Southend-on-Sea. I...
R J McNaughton
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Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove
Kenneth Allen
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Magilligan Benone Strand Beach
martin dawes
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle ...
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
Basher Eyre
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Eastoke Beach
MichaelMaggs
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Mundesley Mundesley is a popular traditional seaside resort with a sandy beach and tidal pools. It is backed by a raised promen...
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Littlehampton Sea Road Beach
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Janet Richardson
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Bexhill Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow ...
Rwendland
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Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
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