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Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove Trevaunance Cove is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 250 metres wide...
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Kingston Beach
Keith Burroughs
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Fleetwood Fleetwood beach sits at the top end of the Fylde coastline, facing north into Morecambe Bay. The beach is mainly sand...
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Polstreath is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 330 metres wide, backed by cl...
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
Colin MacInnes
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Embo Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Paul Gillett 
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Saltdean Beach
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Chris Downer
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Great Yarmouth South Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth south beach is wide, sandy ...
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
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