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Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
Peter Facey
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East Head Beach
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
Sandra White
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Amble Links Beach Amble Links Beach is located 2 kilometers east of Amble in the county of Northumberland.
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
ally McGurk
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Bardsea Beach Bardsea Beach lies 600 meters south east of Bardsea, Cumbria.
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Richard Humphrey 
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Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort. The Old Hunstanton beach is at the north end just outside of ...
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Diliff
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Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
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