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Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey\'s Bay
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
Andy Brass
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Whitby Beach
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach is located in Dorset 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks.
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands Paignton Preston Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by ...
JThomas
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Nairn Central Beach
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Green Bay
Chris Shaw
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Porthcawl Sandy Bay Porthcawl Sandy Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 700 meters east of Porthcawl.
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Gerald England
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Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
Phil Williams
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Holyhead Beach
Alan Heardman
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Wolla Bank Beach
Jim Champion
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Godrevy Beach
Kenneth  Allen 
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Carnlough Beach Carnlough Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 500 meters south of Carnlough.
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