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Nilfanion
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Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Paul Gillett
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Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
pam fray
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West Beach, Whitstable West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wood...
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Simon Leatherdale
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Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Newport Slipway Beach
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
brian clark
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Denemouth South Beach
Lis Burke
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Leven East Beach
Derek Harper
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Watcombe Watcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Russel Wills 
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St. Cyrus Beach
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
Chris J Dixon
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Shorthorn Beach Shorthorn beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 630 metres wide, backed ...
Lisa Jarvis
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St Abbs Beach
Nick Smith
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Hythe Hythe is a resort beach in the North of Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of ...
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