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Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
mattbuck category
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Southend Chalkwell Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Grant Sherman
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Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is south of the Taw/Torridge Estuary on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, appr...
Paul Thomson
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Seamill Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Littlehampton Sea Road Beach
David Smith 
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Priory Bay On a sunny day, the beach resembles an exotic island that is not easily accessible. One can either hike through the w...
David Anstiss 
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Broomhill Sands Broomhill Sands beach is located 5 kilometers south west of Lydd in the county of Kent.
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
Chris Shaw
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Baglan Beach Baglan Beach is 3 kilometers west of Port Talbot in the county of Neath Port Talbot.
Tim Green from Bradford
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Jangye Ryne Beach
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Porthoustack is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble beach, approximately 240 metres wide, backed by...
Eric Jones
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Menai Bridge St Georges Pier Beach
Ian Capper
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Hemsby Hemsby is a popular resort with a wide sandy beach and is backed by dunes. Hemsby Beach is approximately 10 kilometer...
Nick Earl
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Limeslade Bay
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Richard Law
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Newport North Beach Newport Sands boasts itself as the biggest beach found in Newport Bay, boasting over a mile of flat sand, along with ...
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