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Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Pierre Terre
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Blackrock Beach Blackrock Beach is in Cornwall 5 kilometers south of Bude.
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Wheelers Bay Bonchurch to Ventnor offers a lovely walk that is easily accessible via a wheelchair or pushchair. However, it should...
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
Row
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Kennack Sands Kennack Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by s...
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
Paul Gillett 
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Shanklin North Beach A serene stretch of beach can be found between Sandown and Shanklin, perfect for those seeking a more tranquil enviro...
Andy Brass
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Whitby Beach
ceridwen
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Pwllgwaelod Beach Pwllgwaelod Beach is about 1 kilometers north west of Dinas Cross.
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Nigel Chadwick
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Beesands Beesands beach lies in Devon, 100 meters north east of Beesands.
Steve Daniels 
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Whitecliff Bay At the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, Whitecliffe Bay is famous for the well-exposed sedimentary rock sequence whi...
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
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