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Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
M J Richardson 
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Yellowcraig Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Peter Church
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Reighton Reighton Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is one kilom...
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Simon Carey
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Newhaven Central Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Anthony Foster
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Seaton Sluice Beach
E Gammie 
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Hythe Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey`s Bay Mother Ivey's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 480 metres wide, backed...
Chris Gunns
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Cwm yr Eglwys Beach Cwm Yr Eglwys is a breathtaking coastal village that boasts a small, yet charming sandy beach complete with convenien...
Gwen and James Anderson
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Westhaven Beach
Ashley Dace
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Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's beach north of Claremont Pier is a wide gently sloping sandy beach backed by the promenade and Victorian ...
peter robinson
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Newbiggin Moor Beach
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Beach
Keith Salvesen
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Findhorn Beach
Pam Goodey 
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Waterwynch Bay
Tony Atkin
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Porthmeor Cove Porthmeor Cove beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Zennor.
Christina Burford
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Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
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