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Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Shaun Ferguson
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Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
Ron Speed
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Scarborough Harbour Beach
gareth
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Llantwit Major Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Dr Astrid Stilma
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Camber Camber Sands is situated at the mouth of the river Rother in Rye Bay, East Sussex. The bathing water is a wide expans...
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
Simon Carey
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Player's Beach This beach boasts a wide stretch of sand during low tide but regrettably, it diminishes significantly during high tid...
pam fray
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Tankerton Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Ravenglass Beach Ravenglass Beach is about 100 meters west of Ravenglass.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
Bob Jones
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 2 kilometers north of Lizard.
brian clark
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Denemouth South Beach
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
Rob  Lowe
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Swanlake Bay
Derek Harper
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Hollicombe Hollicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach with rock pools, approximately 400 metres wide, backed...
Bob Embleton
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Archirondel Beach Archirondel Beach lies 2 kilometers east of St. Martin, Jersey.
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Terry Johnson
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Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
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