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Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Robin Drayton 
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Traeth Llyfn Beach
Steve Daniels
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Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Elliott Simpson 
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Hunstanton Main Beach Hunstanton is a popular Norfolk coastal holiday resort with a largely sandy beach and is one of the few beaches in No...
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
Julian Dowse
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Broad Haven South Beach Bask in the natural beauty of the beach with a breathtaking view of the Church Rock. This dog-friendly spot is perfec...
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Robert Cuthill
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Black Pill Rock Beach Black Pill Rock Beach is in Swansea 2 kilometers north east of West Cross.
Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
Rob Purvis 
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Sandy Bay
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
roger geach 
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Slapton Sands Monument Beach
Stephen Dawson
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Dawlish Coryton Cove Dawlish Coryton Cove is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy cove, approximately 200 metres wide, backed...
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Steve Daniels 
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Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
Donald MacDonald
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Balfours Bay, Traigh Ghael Traigh Ghael is a charming stretch of sand that sits nestled amid the striking pink granite rocks of Ross of Mull on ...
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