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nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Alan Hughes
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Fall Bay
Kate Jewell
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Bigbury-on-Sea South Bigbury-on-Sea South is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Derek Harper
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St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Trevor Rickard
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Southerndown Beach Dunraven Bay
Leslie Barrie
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Kames Bay
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Kenneth Allen
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Magilligan Benone Strand Beach
David Long
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Eastbourne Eastbourne beach is a resort beach situated between the chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and Eastbourne Pier. The beach is...
David Radcliffe
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Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
Humphrey Bolton
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Burgh Island Beach Burgh Island Beach is situated about 400 meters south of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Stephen McCulloch
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Redcar Granville Redcar Granville is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-sloping sand...
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