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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
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Portpatrick Beach Portpatrick Beach is situated 300 meters south west of Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway.
Ross
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Groomsport Beach
David Dixon 
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Castle Beach Castle Beach is in Cornwall, 1 kilometers east of Falmouth.
Tim
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Gwithian Beach
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
Phil Williams
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Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
Ian Paterson 
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Abergele Towyn Beach Abergele Towyn Beach is situated about 800 meters north west of Towyn.
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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
Jeff Tomlinson
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
Robert Cuthill
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Black Pill Rock Beach Black Pill Rock Beach is in Swansea 2 kilometers north east of West Cross.
Greg Stringham
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Inverboyndie Beach
Colin Bell
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West Angle Beach The beach has received the prestigious Green Coast Award and is ideal for families, couples and dog owners. It is a p...
Pauline Eccles
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Porthgwidden Porthgwidden is in St Ives Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small, sheltered, sandy beach resort approxima...
SMJ 
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Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
Chris Downer
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Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach is in Dorset, 7 kilometers east of Christchurch.
Ann Harrison
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Hopeman East Beach
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