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Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Sebastian Ballard
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Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Richard Webb
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Seton Sands
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
Graham Horn
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Ladram Bay Ladram Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a small beach resort, approximately 145 metres wide, backed by cliff...
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Peter Smyly
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Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
Euan Nelson 
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Traigh-an-t-Suidhe, north west beach Named after the prominent rock formation at its center, the Beach of the Seat boasts a lengthy expanse of pristine wh...
Julieanne Savage
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Southend Three Shells Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
Nigel Chadwick
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Reculver Beach Reculver Beach is a beach in Kent.
Chris Gunns
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Saint\'s Bay
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road 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...
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
eswales 
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Aberavon Beach
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
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