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Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
David Hawgood
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Hightown Beach Hightown Beach is in Sefton 600 meters south west of Hightown.
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove
David Martin 
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Porthloo
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
Chris Carlson
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Warkworth Warkworth Beach is a remote beach situated on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated area of the long...
Brian
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Polpeor Beach Polpeor Beach is situated 100 meters west of Lizard in Cornwall.
Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
Duncan MacDonald
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Golspie South Beach
Roger Smith
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Seaburn - Sunderland Seaburn Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach measuring approximately 1.5 kilometres in length to the north of...
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Beach
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
Dave Marley
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Gairloch Beach
kim traynor 
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Fisherrow East Beach
Chris Downer 
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Bournemouth Alum Chine Bournemouth Alum Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
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