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Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Steve Daniels 
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Herne Bay Central Beach Herne Bay Central Beach is approximately 800 meters west of Herne Bay.
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Clive Nicholson 
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Brighouse Bay
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
Rod Allday
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Chapel Porth Beach Chapel Porth Beach is 3 kilometers west of St. Agnes in the county of Cornwall.
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Bob Jones
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Rosehearty Beach Rosehearty Beach is located 200 meters north east of Rosehearty in the county of Aberdeenshire.
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Richard Law
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WaterSwallows Quarry
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Humphrey Bolton
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Aberaeron Harbour Beach Aberaeron Harbour Beach is about 300 meters west of Aberaeron.
michael ely 
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Lepe Beach
Barney Moss from London UK
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Porthallow Porthallow is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble and shingle beach, approximately 150 metres wide,...
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Dieter Hoegerle
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Polperro Beach Polperro Beach lies in Cornwall, 2 kilometers south east of Polperro.
Anne Burgess 
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Traeth Lligwy Beach
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