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Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Helmut Zozmann 
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Dover Harbour Beach
Anthony Parkes 
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Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Bob Jones
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 2 kilometers north of Lizard.
C P Smith 
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Henleaze Lake Henleaze Lake is situated in the Bristol suburb of Henleaze, 3 miles from the city centre. This former quarry is appr...
John Smitten
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Broadstairs, Viking Bay Viking Bay in Broadstairs is a 300 metre sandy horse-shoe shaped bay, with cliff-top promenade, harbour pier and boar...
John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Tom Jolliffe
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Goodrington Goodrington is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by Good...
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Ken Ballinger
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Praa Sands East Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
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...
Philip Halling 
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Wembury Wembury is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed...
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