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Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Ryde Central Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
C P Smith 
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Henleaze Lake Henleaze Lake is situated in the Bristol suburb of Henleaze, 3 miles from the city centre. This former quarry is appr...
Maurice D Budden 
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Charlestown Beach Charlestown Beach is approximately 300 meters east of Charlestown.
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Graham Ellis
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Troon South Beach
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Y...
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Richard Webb
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Billow Ness Beach Billow Ness Beach lies 700 meters south of Anstruther, Fife.
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Dave Smethurst
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Ardwell Bay Ardwell Bay beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Steve  F
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Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands is a sandy resort beach with a promenade between the Royal Harbour and marina at the south and the whi...
Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Hampton Pier East Beach
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
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