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Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Green Bay
Christine Matthews
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Brighton Central Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Central beach is we...
Alisdair MacDonald 
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Port nan Ron Nestled at the edge of a tranquil bay lies a pristine beach with powdery white sand. This secluded beach is not easil...
Penny Mayes
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Aberystwyth North Beach Aberystwyth North Beach is located 600 meters north west of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Sue Adair
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Meols Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Paul McIlroy
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Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
Jeff Buck 
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Barkby beach
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
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Knab Rock Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
subberculture
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Portobello East Beach Portobello East Beach is approximately 800 meters east of Portobello.
Roger Davies
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Moreton The beach is at the top of the Wirral peninsula facing north westerly into the Mersey Estuary and Liverpool Bay. It h...
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Andy Brass
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Whitby Beach
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