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Phil Williams
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Holyhead Beach
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
Stephen Horncastle
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Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Gary Rogers
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Gullane Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
OLU
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Yarmouth Beach
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
Ross
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Groomsport Beach
Kenneth  Allen 
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Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
michael ely 
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Lepe Beach
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Beach
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Row 
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Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
Ian Paterson
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Eastbourne Beach
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
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