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Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
Barney Moss from London UK
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Porthallow Porthallow is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble and shingle beach, approximately 150 metres wide,...
Paul Gillett
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Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
Unukorno
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Belvoir Bay Belvoir Bay beach is a beach in Guernsey.
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone North Thurlestone North is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
Mike Pennington
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Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
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Vazon Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Dalton Burn Beach
Andy Potter
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Littlehampton The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Littlehampton Harbour. The bathing...
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
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