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Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Elliott Simpson 
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Hunstanton Main Beach Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort with a largely sandy beach and is one of the few beaches in No...
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Marine Lake Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Harbour Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon Crimdon Beach is a gently sloping sandy remote beach. The designated area is approximately one kilometre long and it ...
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Anne Burgess
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Ballygalley Beach Ballygalley Beach lies 100 meters north west of Ballygally, County Antrim.
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Ian Andrews 
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Carsaig Bay This picturesque stretch of land boasts a rich and verdant oasis, predominantly comprised of stone beach with a modes...
Chris Gunns
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Whale Chine Although the beach has become somewhat inaccessible from the top due to erosion, it can still be reached by walking a...
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Eric Jones
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Menai Bridge St Georges Pier Beach
andrew auger
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Bowleaze Cove Bowleaze Cove is just east Weymouth on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately one kilo...
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