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Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Gerald England
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Fidden Beach This magnificent beach boasts vast stretches of glistening white sand, punctuated by magnificent pink granite outcrop...
Anne Burgess 
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Traeth Lligwy Beach
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
Rossographer 
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Portstewart Strand Beach Portstewart Strand Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of Portstewart in County Londonderry.
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
E Gammie
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New Quay North Beach
Nigel Homer
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Porthluney Porthluney is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 380 metres wide. S...
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Phil Williams
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Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
gareth
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Llantwit Major Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Dara Jasumani
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St. Ishmaels Beach
Ray Beer
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Church Ope Cove Church Ope Cove is on the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered pebble beach, approximately 700 met...
Philip Halling
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Saunton Sands Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beac...
Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
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