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Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Beach Polstreath Beach is 800 meters north east of Mevagissey in the county of Cornwall.
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...
Alan Heardman
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Moggs Eye Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and un...
Sarah Smith
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Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Pam Goodey
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East Quantoxhead Beach
Nigel Brown
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Aberdyfi Beach Aberdyfi Beach is located in Gwynedd 400 meters east of Aberdyfi.
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
JThomas
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St. Combs Beach
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Culzean Beach
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Port Beach
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
R J McNaughton
Photo: R J McNaughton CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
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