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Mick Garratt
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Prestwick Beach Prestwick Beach lies 700 meters west of Prestwick, South Ayrshire.
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Jim Champion
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Eypemouth Eypemouth is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Colin Babb
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St Helens St Helens is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight at the mouth of Bembridge Harbour. Measuring...
Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
David Hawgood
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Treyarnon Bay
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
Christine Matthews 
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Seaview Beach The beach boasts a sizeable stretch of sand, ideal for outdoor activities when the tide is low. The water is relative...
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Barmston Beach Barmston Beach is 900 meters north east of Barmston in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Alan Fryer
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Llanbedrog Beach
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...
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
Shazz 
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Port Grenaugh Beach Port Grenaugh Beach is a beach in Middle.
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
Eric Jones
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Cemaes Beach Cemaes Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 500 meters north east of Cemaes.
Rod Allday 
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Felpham Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
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