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Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
bunberyist
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Gyllyngvase Gyllyngvase is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by t...
Graham Taylor
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Mount Bay One can embark on a picturesque and adventurous stroll along a precarious clifftop path, ultimately leading to a chal...
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
Florian Pépellin
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Greve de Lecq Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
Hugh Craddock
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Daymer Bay Daymer Bay is at the mouth of the River Camel opposite the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall. This is a ...
Lewis Clarke 
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Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
Ian Murfitt 
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Largo East Beach
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
David Anstiss
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Allhallows Beach Allhallows Beach lies in Medway, 200 meters south west of Allhallows.
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Maurice D Budden
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Par Beach
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
Simon Huguet
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Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
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