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Martin Bodman
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Mewslade Bay East Beach
Derek Harper
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Porthpean Porthpean is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 290 metres wide, surrounded by...
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Phil Williams
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Holyhead Beach
JThomas 
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Cambois North Beach Cambois North Beach is approximately 4 kilometers north of Blyth.
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Ian Murfitt 
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Largo East Beach
Mike Faherty
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Bournemouth Manor Steps Bournemouth Manor Steps forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beac...
Alex McGregor 
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Middleton-on-sea The bathing water is on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the village of Middleton-on-Sea. The upper beach,...
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
James Denham 
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Carnoustie Beach Carnoustie Beach is situated about 400 meters south east of Carnoustie.
Pauline Eccles
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Porthgwidden Porthgwidden is in St Ives Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small, sheltered, sandy beach resort approxima...
Steve Daniels 
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Sconce Point Located adjacent to Fort Victoria Country Park, there is a small, pebbly beach that may not be among our top preferen...
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
Gerald England
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Paignton Sands
Richard Croft 
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is two kilometres i...
NessabyRedWeb
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Reiss Beach Reiss Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Reiss.
Ann Cook 
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Mossyard Beach
Clive Perrin
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach, approximately...
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