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Colin Smith
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Collieston Beach Collieston Beach is situated about 200 meters south east of Collieston.
Iain Lees
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Dunbar Belhaven Beach
alan marshall
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Carreg Wen Beach Carreg Wen Beach is located in Gwynedd 500 meters south of Borth-y-Gêst.
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
James Denham 
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Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Pam Goodey 
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Waterwynch Bay
Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Richard Hoare 
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Colwyn Bay West Promenade Beach Colwyn Bay West Promenade Beach is located 500 meters north west of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
Colin Park
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Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey\'s Bay
Stephen McKay
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Mortehoe Rockham Bay
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
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...
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