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Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Peter Smyly
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Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
Partonez
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trevone Bay
Simon Carey
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Beachlands West Beach Beachlands West Beach is 6 kilometers south of Havant in the county of Hampshire.
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Haverigg is a gently sloping gravel and sandy beach for which levels out to flat sand. At low tide the water retreats...
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
Chris Shaw
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Porthcawl Sandy Bay Porthcawl Sandy Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 700 meters east of Porthcawl.
Iain Lees
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Dunbar Belhaven Beach
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Cameraman 
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Sandown Sandown beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is near the centre of Sandown Bay. Flanked by the pier the...
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
Eric Jones 
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Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
Rod Allday 
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Gwynver Gwynver Beach is approximately 3 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a secluded sandy beach, approxi...
Keith Burns
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Peffersands
Jaggery 
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Little Island Bay
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