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David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Dave Dunford
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St Bees The beach is steeply sloping and pebbly leading to a large area of flat sand closer to the sea. There are steep cliff...
Alan Fryer
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Llanbedrog Beach
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Gerald England
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Fidden Beach This magnificent beach boasts vast stretches of glistening white sand, punctuated by magnificent pink granite outcrop...
Paul Glazzard
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Flamborough South Landing Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Simon Carey
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Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach is 2 kilometers east of Rose Green in the county of West Sussex.
Trevor Rickard
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Laugharne Beach
Jeremy Owen
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Freshwater West Beach This beach boasts a range of fantastic amenities, making it the perfect location for couples seeking a day out. The a...
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
Steve Daniels 
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Shanklin Shanklin beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is towards the south of Sandown Bay. The southern half of...
Steve Daniels 
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Herne Bay Central Beach Herne Bay Central Beach is approximately 800 meters west of Herne Bay.
David Martin 
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Porthloo
Derek Harper
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Mevagissey Beach
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