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ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Philip Halling
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Westward Ho! Beach
Tony Atkin
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Chapel Porth Chapel Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately three kilometres from St Agnes. At high tide the beach ...
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Nick Earl
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Limeslade Bay
Jim Champion
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Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach is situated 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset.
Nigel Chadwick
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Broadstairs, Stone Bay Stone Bay in Broadstairs is a 600 metre sandy bay above a wave-cut rock platform, backed by a promenade and white cha...
Jon Coupland
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Bossiney Haven Beach Bossiney Haven Beach is located 1 kilometers north east of Tintagel in the county of Cornwall.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
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...
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Adrian and Janet Quantock
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Rwendland
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Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
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