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Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Robin Lucas
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Mill Bay Mill Bay is on the West bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a privately owned rural sa...
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
Dave Fergusson 
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Mellon Udrigle Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
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...
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
N Chadwick
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Charlestown Charlestown is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and shingle beach resort, approximately 290 metres wide...
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
Richard Hoare 
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Colwyn Bay West Promenade Beach Colwyn Bay West Promenade Beach is located 500 meters north west of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
Chris Gunns
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Saint\'s Bay
Richard Baker
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Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Chris Shaw
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Porthcawl Sandy Bay Porthcawl Sandy Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 700 meters east of Porthcawl.
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon Crimdon Beach is a gently sloping sandy remote beach. The designated area is approximately one kilometre long and it ...
Michael Beckwith
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Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
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