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Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Humphrey Bolton
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Aberaeron Harbour Beach Aberaeron Harbour Beach is about 300 meters west of Aberaeron.
kim traynor 
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Fisherrow East Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Sarah Smith
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Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
Martin Bodman
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Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 900 metres wide, with rock groynes ...
Maurice D Budden
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Par Beach
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
MichaelMaggs
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Mundesley Mundesley is a popular traditional seaside resort with a sandy beach and tidal pools. It is backed by a raised promen...
Tony Atkin
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Porthtowan Porthtowan is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 370 metres wide, backed by cl...
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Andy Stephenson
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Lyme Regis Front Beach Lyme Regis Front Beach is to the west of Lyme Regis on the south coast of Devon. The Cobb is a curved breakwater that...
Eric Jones
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Pentraeth Beach
Anne Burgess
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Findochty Beach
Pierre Terre
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Blackrock Beach Blackrock Beach is in Cornwall 5 kilometers south of Bude.
Tom Pennington
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Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
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