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Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Peter Smyly
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Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
Basher Eyre 
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Freshwater Bay On one side of this coastal area, there is a stony beach while the other side boasts a sandier patch that emerges dur...
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
PAUL FARMER
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Salcombe North Sands Salcombe North Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
JThomas
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Wilsthorpe Wilsthorpe Beach is an extensive rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 1.8 kilometres in length wi...
Steve Daniels
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Pagham The bathing water is situated on the south coast just north of Pagham Harbour in West Sussex. The bathing water faces...
Maigheachgheal 
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Penbryn Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Derek Harper
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Torre Abbey Beach
Zorba the Geek 
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Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve Nestled amidst the picturesque coast of Norfolk, Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve stands as an epitome of na...
L Willetts
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Leonards Cove
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