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Sue Adair
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Glenarm 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...
Graham Horn
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Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Lewis Clarke 
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Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 400 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Chris Downer 
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Lulworth Cove Lulworth Cove is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a sand and pebble resort bay, ...
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Alan Hughes
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Fall Bay
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porth Trecastle Beach Porth Trecastle Beach is situated 3 kilometers west of Aberffraw in Isle of Anglesey.
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Eric Jones 
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Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Hollicombe Beach
Florian Pépellin
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St Brelade\'s Beach
Derek Harper 
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Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
Hugh Craddock
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Daymer Bay Daymer Bay is at the mouth of the River Camel opposite the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall. This is a ...
Alan Fryer
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Abersoch Beach Abersoch Beach is approximately 500 meters east of Abersoch.
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Richard Humphrey 
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Scratby Beach
ceridwen
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Goodwick Sands
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
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