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wfmillar
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Irvine Beach
Anne Burgess 
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Traeth Lligwy Beach
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Kingsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 200 metres wide, clo...
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
Colin Babb
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St Helens St Helens is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight at the mouth of Bembridge Harbour. Measuring...
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Simon Carey
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Brighton Kemptown Beach
Steve Daniels
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Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
Tim Marshall 
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Worbarrow Bay This beach welcomes dogs throughout the entire year.
Andrea Hope
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Low Newton Beach
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Chris J Dixon
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Porthminster Porthminster is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, with a...
El Pollock
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Wallasey Beach
Alan Fryer
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Abersoch Beach Abersoch Beach is approximately 500 meters east of Abersoch.
Alex McGregor 
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Workington Beach
Chris Gunns
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Port Erin Beach Port Erin Beach is located 300 meters west of Port Erin in the county of Rushen.
Tony Hodge
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Cold Knap Beach Cold Knap Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south west of Barry.
Robert Guthrie
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White Strand of the Monks Located on the eastern side of Iona, to the north of the Iona Abbey, lies a pristine white sandy beach that offers br...
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
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