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Jeff Buck 
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Barkby beach
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Barry Shimmon
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Blackgang Beach Nestled between Blackgang and Rocken End, there lies a stunning shingle beach that many locals refer to as both Black...
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Beach
JThomas
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Nairn Central Beach
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
Robin Drayton
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Barafundle Beach This pristine beach has been recognized for its outstanding features, including its dog-friendly policy, appeal to co...
Alan Heardman
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Anderby Anderby beach is a quiet beach between Skegness and Mablethorpe. It is a sandy beach with dunes. Anderby Beach is in ...
PAUL FARMER
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Salcombe North Sands Salcombe North Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Walney Biggar Bank bathing water is the most southerly of the three beaches on Walney Island. The beach is made up of...
Philip Halling 
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Pendower Beach
Helen Wilkinson
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Newbiggin South Newbiggin South Beach is a gently sloping resort beach at the southern end of Newbiggin Bay. It is approx 750 metres ...
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
Bob Jones
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Marazion Causeway Beach
martin dawes
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Porthluney Beach Porthluney Beach is situated about 2 kilometers south west of St. Goran.
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
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