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Derek Harper
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Mevagissey Beach
Alisdair MacDonald 
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Port nan Ron Nestled at the edge of a tranquil bay lies a pristine beach with powdery white sand. This secluded beach is not easil...
Nigel Homer
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Porthluney Porthluney is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 380 metres wide. S...
Richard Slessor
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Aberdeen Beach Aberdeen Beach is situated about 600 meters north east of Hanover.
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Paul Glazzard
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Barmston Beach Barmston Beach is 900 meters north east of Barmston in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
Linda Bailey
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Whitesands Beach The beach boasts various amenities that make it an ideal destination for families and couples alike. It has received ...
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Leigh Bell Wharf beach is a small sandy beach in the old town of Leigh-on-Sea, just to the west of Southend-on-Sea. I...
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Roger W Haworth
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Tal-y-bont Beach
Jim Champion
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Kimmeridge Bay Kimmeridge Bay is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote, sheltered bay of co...
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
Mike Pennington
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Seahouses North Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Workington Beach
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