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Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
Richard Webb
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Laggan Sands The Laggan Beach, located in Loch Buie, boasts stunning silver sands, which can be reached by taking a pleasant hour-...
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Mike Faherty 
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Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
Linda Bailey
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Broughton Bay Broughton Bay beach is 2 kilometers north west of Llangennith in the county of Swansea.
Yvonne Wakefield 
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Ballycastle Beach Ballycastle Beach is in County Antrim 1 kilometers north east of Ballycastle.
Pierre Terre
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Blackrock Beach Blackrock Beach is in Cornwall 5 kilometers south of Bude.
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...
Alan Fryer
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Abersoch Beach Abersoch Beach is approximately 500 meters east of Abersoch.
Derek Harper
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Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Mike Faherty
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Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Bournemouth Fishermans Walk forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy ...
georama
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La Haule Beach
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Unukorno
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Belvoir Bay Belvoir Bay beach is a beach in Guernsey.
alan fairweather
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New Brighton Beach
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Peter Wasp
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Saundersfoot Beach The beach boasts numerous amenities that make it an excellent destination for families and couples alike. It has been...
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Jacobs Ladder is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 490 metres wide, backed by cliffs. ...
Tom Pennington
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Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
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