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Paul Beaman
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St Annes St Annes is a resort beach with a small pier extending into the Irish Sea. Sand dunes run along the edge of the sandy...
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Peter Smyly
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Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) The Men's Pond is a former reservoir situated on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach, but there is...
Dannie Calder
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Barassie Beach Barassie Beach is situated in the county of South Ayrshire, 1 kilometers north of Troon.
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Evelyn Simak
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West Mersea West Mersea is a small Island connected to the mainland by a causeway, it is situated between the estuaries of the Co...
Linda Bailey
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Broughton Bay Broughton Bay beach is 2 kilometers north west of Llangennith in the county of Swansea.
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Ramsgate Western Undercliffe is a sandy beach between a number of groynes over about 300m. To the west of Ramsgate Ha...
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthmeor Cove Porthmeor Cove beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Zennor.
Ross
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Ballyhalbert Beach Ballyhalbert Beach is 300 meters north west of Ballyhalbert in the county of County Down.
Alan Heardman
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Wolla Bank Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Great Par
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Beach
Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
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