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Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate West Beach
Euan Nelson
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Leven West Beach
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
brian clark
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Denemouth South Beach
Les Hull 
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Dunure Beach
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
Martin Speck
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Solent Breezes 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...
Oliver Dixon 
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Seahouses South Beach
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Elizabeth Veitch
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Beach of the Dun (Fort) Dun a Gheard Fort of February To reach Kilvickeon Beach, you must climb a short hill west of the track. Follow the Galloway Dyke through the gate a...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Sally 
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Alum Bay Take a leisurely chairlift ride down to the multi-colored sands of the beach. Enjoy a relaxing boat ride out to the n...
Steve Daniels 
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Bembridge Bembridge Beach is situated on the east tip of the Isle of Wight beside the Lifeboat Pier. The sandy beach faces east...
Jaggery 
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Little Island Bay
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
John S Turner 
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Black Rock Sands Black Rock Sands beach is approximately 900 meters south east of Morfa Bychan.
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
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