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Richard Webb 
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Spittal Quay Beach
pep
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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
Steve Daniels
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Summerleaze Summerleaze is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 440 metres wide, backed with...
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
JThomas
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 5 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Christine Matthews
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Brighton Central Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Central beach is we...
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Martin Bodman
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Soar Mill Cove
Andy Beecroft
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Withernsea Withernsea Beach is a long sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. Behind the beach...
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Bob Jones
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Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Gaddings Dam
Gerry Lewis
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Gurnard Gurnard is a small resort situated on the Isle of Wight, west of Cowes, facing across the Solent to the New Forest sh...
N Chadwick
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Charlestown Charlestown is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and shingle beach resort, approximately 290 metres wide...
Tony Atkin 
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Lynmouth Lynmouth is a small resort bay on the edge of Exmoor National Park on the north coast of Devon. The bay is sheltered ...
Mike Pennington
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Aberdeen Footdee Beach Aberdeen Footdee Beach is located in Aberdeen City 1 kilometers east of Castlehill and Pittodrie.
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
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