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Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
Kevin Gordon
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Seaford Bay Beach
sue hogben 
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Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Culzean Beach
Cameraman 
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Sandown Sandown beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is near the centre of Sandown Bay. Flanked by the pier the...
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...
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Barney Moss from London UK
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Porthallow Porthallow is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble and shingle beach, approximately 150 metres wide,...
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Haverigg is a gently sloping gravel and sandy beach for which levels out to flat sand. At low tide the water retreats...
Mel Stevens
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Eastney The bathing water is situated in the southeast corner of Portsea Island which is part of the city of Portsmouth. The ...
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
David P Howard
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East Runton East Runton beach is a rural beach with cliffs and a rocky foreshore. At low tide there is an expanse of sand. The vi...
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
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