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Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Christine Courtney 
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Amlwch Beach Amlwch Beach is a beach in Isle of Anglesey.
Tony Atkin
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Talland Bay
Chris Downer
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Durdle Door West Durdle Door West is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
David Long
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Eastbourne Eastbourne beach is a resort beach situated between the chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and Eastbourne Pier. The beach is...
Keith Salvesen
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Findhorn Beach
Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Polstreath is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 330 metres wide, backed by cl...
UserJamesmcmahon
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St. Andrews East Sands
Stephen McKay
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Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Chris J Dixon
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Shorthorn Beach Shorthorn beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 630 metres wide, backed ...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Stanley Howe
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Inverbervie Beach
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
Alexey Komarov
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Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Beach
Hugh Venables
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Challaborough Beach Challaborough Beach is situated about 500 meters north west of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope East Beach
Robin Lucas
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Watwick Beach
Graham Ellis
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Troon South Beach
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