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hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
Ulrich Hartmann
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Portholland Beach Portholland Beach is 3 kilometers north east of Veryan in the county of Cornwall.
John Holmes
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Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Michael Graham 
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Heysham Half Moon Bay Heysham Half Moon Bay beach is located 1 kilometers south west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Jacobs Ladder is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 490 metres wide, backed by cliffs. ...
Phil Williams
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Holyhead Beach
Trevor Harris
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Chesil Beach Chesil Beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Portland. Dogs allowed on the seaward side from September to April.
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
MDS
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is 1 kilometers west of Clevedon in the county of North Somerset.
peter robinson 
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea North Beach
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Portwrinkle is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately one kilometre wide, ...
John Davies
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Holland Beach
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Eric Jones
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Trefor Beach
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