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Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Gary Rogers
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Gullane Beach
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Newburgh Beach
Derek Harper 
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Tregantle Cliffs Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Portrush White Rocks Beach Portrush White Rocks Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north east of Portrush.
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
Tom Jolliffe
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Goodrington Goodrington is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by Good...
Albert Bridge 
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Crawfordsburn Beach Crawfordsburn Beach is situated in the county of County Down, 1 kilometers north of Crawfordsburn.
Peter Jordan
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Barton on Sea Beach Barton on Sea Beach is located 2 kilometers south of New Milton in the county of Hampshire.
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