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Lewis Clarke
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Putsborough Putsborough is south of Woolacombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 780 m...
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porth Trecastle Beach Porth Trecastle Beach is situated 3 kilometers west of Aberffraw in Isle of Anglesey.
Dave Bevis
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Redcar Coatham Beach Redcar Coatham Beach is located 900 meters west of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Pierre Terre
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Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth Hengitsbury West forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shing...
Brian Henley
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Saunton Sands
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
brian clark
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Denemouth South Beach
OLU
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Southwick Beach
Alisdair MacDonald 
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Port nan Ron Nestled at the edge of a tranquil bay lies a pristine beach with powdery white sand. This secluded beach is not easil...
Nick Smith 
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Southsea East Beach
Jim Champion
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Vault Beach Vault Beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and shingle beach, approximately 730 metres wide, ...
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey\'s Bay
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Tim
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Gwithian Beach
Ulrich Hartmann
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Portholland Beach Portholland Beach is 3 kilometers north east of Veryan in the county of Cornwall.
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