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nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Herry Lawford
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Beer Beach Beer Beach is situated about 1 kilometers east of Beer.
Richard Humphrey 
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Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort. The Old Hunstanton beach is at the north end just outside of ...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate Sandgate is a resort beach in the western outskirts of Folkestone, Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe...
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Kenneth Allen
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Portballintrae Beach Portballintrae Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 200 meters north of Portballintrae.
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...
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Kingston Beach
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Andy Radcliffe
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Kirk Michael Beach
Kevin Gordon
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Seaford Bay Beach
David Dixon 
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Southport Southport is a sandy beach located at the northern end of the Sefton coastline. It has a very shallow gradient with ...
Dave Croker 
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Rhossili North Beach Rhossili North Beach is situated about 2 kilometers south west of Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton.
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