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Shirley Grant
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Traigh Bhan Na Sgurra or Scoor The Gaelic name "Rocky White Beach" perfectly describes the picturesque Scoor beach located on the southern coast of ...
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
John Rostron
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Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
Gerald England
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Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
Steve  F
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Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands is a sandy resort beach with a promenade between the Royal Harbour and marina at the south and the whi...
Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Christopher Hilton 
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Porlock Weir Porlock Bay is between Hurlestone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porlock Weir is...
Sandy B 
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Swanage North Beach
Martin Bodman
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Soar Mill Cove
Trish Steel
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Christchurch Avon Beach Christchurch Avon Beach is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide from ...
Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
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