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Robin Lucas
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Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
Robin Drayton
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Porth Nobla Beach Porth Nobla Beach is situated 2 kilometers south east of Rhosneigr in Isle of Anglesey.
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Christina Burford
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Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Shaun Ferguson
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Croyde Bay Croyde Bay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 670 metres wide, backed with dun...
Simon Leatherdale
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Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
Richard Webb
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Strathy Bay
Dave Smethurst
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Ardwell Bay Ardwell Bay beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
Derek Harper
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Fermain Beach
Peter Thornton
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Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
John Davies
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Holland Beach
Richard Webb
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Burntisland Beach Burntisland Beach is 800 meters north east of Burntisland in the county of Fife.
Graham Horn
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Chilton Chine Located near Isle of Wight Pearl, visitors can enjoy a peaceful stroll down to the beach with the added benefit of fr...
James Denham 
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Carnoustie Beach Carnoustie Beach is situated about 400 meters south east of Carnoustie.
Martin Bodman
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Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 900 metres wide, with rock groynes ...
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
Pauline Burden
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Brean Brean is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and mud beach resort, approximately 2.7 ...
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Newton Bay Porthcawl Newton Bay beach is 700 meters south east of Newton in the county of Bridgend.
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
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