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Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Gaddings Dam
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Chris Downer
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Shoeburyness Beach
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
Ken Ballinger
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Praa Sands East Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Anne Burgess 
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St Davids Beach
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
Richard Webb
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Billow Ness Beach Billow Ness Beach lies 700 meters south of Anstruther, Fife.
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Kate Jewell
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Gorran Haven Little Perhaver Gorran Haven Little Perhaver is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately ...
Phil Catterall
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Castletown Beach Castletown Beach is 1 kilometers north east of Castletown in the county of Rushen.
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
Paul Mercer
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Marloes Sands This beach offers a variety of attractions for different types of visitors. It welcomes dogs, making it a perfect spo...
Chris J Dixon
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Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
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