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Simon Carey
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Saltdean Saltdean is a village suburb to the east of Brighton, on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Between the groynes...
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Stephen Horncastle
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Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Rod Allday
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Porthzennor Cove Porthzennor Cove beach is 1 kilometers north of Zennor in the county of Cornwall.
Korentin
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Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
Phil Williams
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Weston Main Weston-super-Mare Main is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach, approximately t...
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
Simon Carey
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Brighton Kemptown Beach
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
Oast House Archive
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Pevensey Bay
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
georama
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Beauport Beach Beauport Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of St. Brelade in Jersey.
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
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