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georama
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Beauport Beach Beauport Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of St. Brelade in Jersey.
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...
Peter Church
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Robin Hood\'s Bay Robin Hood\'s Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 19 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
Rod Allday 
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Felpham Beach
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Steve  F
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Featherbed Rocks Beach
June Hodge 
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Kilvickeon Beach Isle of Mull To get to Kilvickeon beach, drive along Craignure to Fionnphort road until you reach the turn off just before Bunessa...
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Appletree Bay
Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Robin Lucas
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Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby Allonby is a large sandy beach rising to a shingle slope. There is a flat grassy area behind the beach which joins th...
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