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Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
David Long
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Roan Head Beach Roan Head Beach is 2 kilometers south of Askam-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria.
Derek Harper
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Coastguards Beach Coastguards Beach is located in Devon 3 kilometers south east of Holbeton.
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
David M Moore
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West Wittering The bathing water is situated on the south coast at the eastern side of Chichester Harbour entrance in West Sussex. T...
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Leigh Bell Wharf beach is a small sandy beach in the old town of Leigh-on-Sea, just to the west of Southend-on-Sea. I...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Beach
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Barney Moss from London UK
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Porthallow Porthallow is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble and shingle beach, approximately 150 metres wide,...
Peter Jordan
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Barton on Sea Beach Barton on Sea Beach is located 2 kilometers south of New Milton in the county of Hampshire.
Jim Champion
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Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach is situated 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks in Dorset.
Kenneth Allen
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Portrush White Rocks Beach Portrush White Rocks Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north east of Portrush.
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Aberavon Beach
Barry Shimmon
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Blackgang Beach Nestled between Blackgang and Rocken End, there lies a stunning shingle beach that many locals refer to as both Black...
Eirian Evans
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Rhyl Beach Rhyl Beach is located in Denbighshire 700 meters north west of Rhyl.
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Chris Gunns
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Whale Chine Although the beach has become somewhat inaccessible from the top due to erosion, it can still be reached by walking a...
Bob Shires
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Moelfre Beach
Simon Carey 
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Brighton Kemptown Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Br...
Anne Burgess
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Cullen Bay
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